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Feb 5, 2013 · Summary. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FIGURE in the early history of German literature is the Benedictine monk Otfrid (sometimes Otfried) of Weissenburg, author of the Evangelienbuch (Gospel Book). He lived from around 800 until around 875 and completed his major work toward the end of his life between 863 and 871 in the monastery at Weissenburg, now ...
Mar 29, 2024 · Otfrid (flourished 9th century) was a monk of Weissenburg in Alsace and the first German poet known by name. Otfrid was trained in the monastery school of Fulda under Rabanus Maurus, who directed the school from 802 to 824. Otfrid’s fame rests on his Evangelienbuch ( c. 870; “Book of the Gospels”), a poem of 7,416 lines, which is extant ...
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Aug 4, 2009 · Otfrid, von Weissenburg, active 9th century. Publication date. 1882. Topics. Bible. Gospels, German language -- Old High German, 750-1050 -- Texts, German language -- Old High German. Publisher. Halle a.S. : Buchhandlung des Waisenhauses. Collection. europeanlibraries. Book from the collections of. Oxford University. Language.
Otfrid von Weißenburg (* um 790; † 875 ), seltener auch Otfried geschrieben, ist der erste namentlich bekannte althochdeutsche Dichter. Der in seinen Schriften verwendete südrheinfränkische Dialekt lässt vermuten, dass der Autor aus dem Süden der heutigen Pfalz stammte.
(d. c.875), author of an Old High German biblical epic. He was a monk of Weissenburg (modern Wissembourg) in Alsace. His Evangelienbuch, a poem of over 7,000 lines, consists of a Life of Christ constructed from Gospel passages accompanied by theological commentary and culminating in the Last Judgement.
Otfrid, von Weissenburg, active 9th century Author. Waldo von Freising, approximately 852 or 853-906 Patron. Created / Published. Freising, Germany : [publisher not identified], [902 to 905] Headings. - France--Bas-Rhin--Wissembourg. - Germany--Bavaria--Freising. - 863 to 871. - Bible. New Testament. - German poetry. Notes.
While Otfried bases his work chiefly on the Vulgate, he also makes use of the writings of Rabanus, Bede, and Alcuin, as well as those of St. Jerome, St. Augustine, and others. In fact he is more of a theologian than a poet, though some passages show undeniable poetic talent.
