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Reinmar von Zweter(also spelledReymar von Zwetel,Reymar von Zweten,Römer von Zwickau,Ehrenbote,[1]born around 1200 in Zeutern, today known asUbstadt-Weiher,Germany; died after 1248) was aMiddle High Germanpoet ofSpruchdichtung.The iconography in the Manesse Codex (see illustration) suggests that he may have been blind, since he is the only person represented in the manuscript with closed eyes and other people writing. The caption, not shown here, of that miniature refers to him as "Herr" (then spelled "Her" ) Reinmar, implying that he was a knight and that he became blind (if he was blind) in adulthood.
Life
editAccording to his writings, he was "born at theRhineand grown up inAustria".He started his work as a poet around 1227 in Austria. Living underLeopold VI of AustriaandFrederick II, Duke of Austria,his writings indicate a stay inBohemiaunderVenceslas I of Bohemia.Apparently, Reinmar was continuously on the move after 1241. His last confirmed writing dates to 1248.
Work
editHe is considered an important poet, betweenWalther von der VogelweideandHeinrich Frauenlob.
Cultural references
editHe is featured as a minor character in Richard Wagner's operaTannhäuser,alongside other poets of the time such as the aforementionedWalther von der VogelweideandWolfram von Eschenbach.
References
edit- ^Kippenberg, Burkhard & Welker, Lorenz (2001). "Reinmar von Zweter". InSadie, Stanley&Tyrrell, John(eds.).The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians(2nd ed.). London:Macmillan Publishers.ISBN978-1-56159-239-5.
Further reading
edit- Gustav Roethe (1889), "Reinmar von Zweter",Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie(in German), vol. 28, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 98–102
- Martin J. Schubert (2003),"Reinmar von Zweter",Neue Deutsche Biographie(in German), vol. 21, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 379–380;(full text online)
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