Publication details
Von der Auferstehung des ehrlichen Amtmanns. Zur Chronologie und Gattung der deutschen Gedichte von Christian Donelaitis
| Title in English | The resurrection of the Honest Amtmann. On the chronology and genre of the German poems by Christian Donelaitis |
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| Year of publication | 2024 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | COLLOQUIA GERMANICA |
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| Web | Odkaz na stránku vydavatele |
| Keywords | Lithuanian; Lithuanian literature; old literarture; Donelaitis; Donalitius |
| Description | This case study on East Prussian literature of the 18th century can be described as an exciting detective story from the field of literary methodology: using the example of the German poems of the famous Prussian-Lithuanian priest and writer Christian Donelaitis (1714-1780), it is illustrated how the history of his written legacy can contribute to the reconstruction of the original context of the creation and reception of his poetry. Approaching Donelaitis' poems through their secondary files (as the format of the manuscript, biography of the recipient, contextual chronology) leads to unexpected results with regard to the time of the composition, genre and general interpretation of these texts: a letter of consolation becomes a wedding poem, an honest Amtmann suddenly rises from the grave and the forgotten Pietas is brought back to life. This study will give the reader the pleasure of following these transformations with a smiling eye. |
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