Georg Rudolf Weckherlin: The Embodiment of a Transitional Stage in German Metrics; Chapter I. German Metrics From Earliest Times to Opitz (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Aaron Schaffer

9780265752319: Georg Rudolf Weckherlin: The Embodiment of a Transitional Stage in German Metrics; Chapter I. German Metrics From Earliest Times to Opitz (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0265752310 ISBN 13: 9780265752319

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Trace the evolving rhythm of German poetry from its earliest roots to the Opitz era.

This scholarly study surveys how German metrics shifted from accentuating traditions to a modern alternating system. It blends historical overview with close readings of key poets, including Weckherlin, and explains how contemporary theories shaped the move toward new verse rules.

The book situates German verse within a long arc, showing how poets grappled with rhythm, stresses, and the placement of arses and theses. It covers alliterative poetry, the Otfrid verse, Middle High German poetry, and the influence of Romance versification on German practice. Readers will gain a clear sense of the debates that surrounded metrical reform and the emergence of a distinct German poetics.

Foundational concepts in early Germanic metrics and the role of stress patterns
How the Opitzian era reorganized meter and inspired modern German poetry
Profiles of key figures, including Weckherlin, and their impact on form
Context on competing theories and the shift from accentuation to alternating verse

Ideal for readers of literary history and students who want a grounded guide to German verse and its transformation.

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