Georg Rudolf Weckherlin: The Embodiment of a Transitional Stage in German Metrics (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Aaron Schaffer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0266249493 ISBN 13: 9780266249498

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Georg Rudolf Weckherlin stands at the center of a major shift in German metrics, shown through a rigorous study of style and form.

This scholarly work traces how German poetry moved from older accentual patterns to a more varied, rhythmically controlled approach. It places Weckherlin at the heart of the transitional stage and explains why his verse matters for the birth of modern German poetry.

• Learn how German metrics evolved from alliterative roots to the Opitz-influenced system and beyond.
• See how Weckherlin’s life and courtly surroundings shaped his poetry and its reception.
• Explore hovering and secondary accents, and how these techniques affect line sound and tension.
• Understand how scholars date poems and assess meter, with practical examples from Weckherlin’s oeuvre.

Ideal for readers of German literary history, poetry lovers, and students seeking a clear, readable guide to the origins of modern German verse.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0266249493
• ISBN 13: 9780266249498
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128