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The "Geist- und Weltliche Gedichte" were written between 1630 and
1650 at the court of the Piast family, rulers of the duchy of
Brzeg. Brzeg was a major centre of German Baroque literature,
prominent figures like Opitz, Gryphius, Logau and Lohenstein being
associated with it. The collection contains over 400 poems ranging
across a broad sprectrum of genres, forms and subjects. As such it
is an instructive compendium of courtly occasional literature for
purposes of entertainment and representation. The postscript draws
upon a variety of new source data to delineate the biography of
Scherffer and attempts to establish his specific status within the
res publica litteraria. After a concise outline of Scherffer's
works and his place in literary history, there follows a discussion
of the structure, chronology, origins and printing history of the
various texts brought together in the collection. The volume rounds
off with notes on individual passages, a research bibliography and
an index of names.
Scherffer's work, written in 1640, was the first German translation
of the Latin elegies composed by the Belgian Jesuit Hermann Hugo
for his extremely popular and influential emblem book "Pia
Desideria." The translation is fully in line with the cultural
patriotism and irenical proclivities of the court of Brieg, where
Scherffer was organist and princely tutor. Herman literary history
has emphasized Scherffer's special position within Silesian Baroque
literature, stressing his affinity to the so-called 'low' style. So
far however there has been no complete edition of his works. This
reprint is the first to make a work of this Silesian author
generally available again. The editor's postface provides
information on the Latin original, describes the genesis and later
influence of Scherffer's translation and situates it within the
historical and literary context of the age.
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