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Definition of Minnesingers

Minnesinger
Minnesinger Min"ne*sing`er, n. [G., fr. minne love + singen to sing.] A love-singer; specifically, one of a class of German poets and musicians who flourished from about the middle of the twelfth to the middle of the fourteenth century. They were chiefly of noble birth, and made love and beauty the subjects of their verses.

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- Student's Reference Work . 1914. "Minnesingers" . Collier's New Encyclopedia. 1921. Pelnar-Zaiko, Ivana (1982). "Minnesingers". In Strayer, Joseph Reese (ed...
- the arts, particularly music and poetry, holding contests between the Minnesingers at the Wartburg. Across the valley towered the Venusberg, in whose interior...
- appearing in Essai sur le patois Lorrain (1775); Dissertations sur les Minnesingers (1782–1789); and Observations concernant le patois et les mœurs des gens...
- the original on 6 September 2023. "Walther von der Vogelweide | German Minnesinger, Lyric Poet". Britannica. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023....
- tagelied genre ascribed to the Minnesinger von Wissenlo (meaning "minnesang poet from Wiesloch"). The identity of the Minnesinger von Wissenlo is not known...
- strophic pattern. Under the influence of the Occitan troubadours, the Minnesingers developed a similar genre, the Tagelied, in Germany, and in northern...
- Heinrich von Ofterdingen was a Middle High German lyric poet and Minnesinger mentioned in the 13th-century epic of the Sängerkrieg (minstrel contest)...
- High German: Tanhûser), often stylized "The Tannhäuser", was a German Minnesinger and traveling poet. Historically, his biography, including the dates...
- Friderich von Hûsen) was a medieval German poet, one of the earliest of the Minnesingers; born sometime between 1150–60; d. 6 May 1190. His name is mentioned...
- as one of the greatest epic poets of medieval German literature. As a Minnesinger, he also wrote lyric poetry. Little is known of Wolfram's life. There...