Boppe

Albrecht Classen (University of Arizona)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.4.1: German-language Writing and Culture: Germany, 500-present.
Vol. editors: Nicole Kennedy (University of Newcastle), Gerhard P. Knapp (University of Utah), Jennifer Marston William (Purdue University), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jill E. Twark (East Carolina University)

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Activity c. 1280-c. 1290

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Active in Germany

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Courtly poetry continued to grow also in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, but underwent major changes in that process. While the topic of courtly love continued to be a mainstay, didactic elements soon entered the genre of lyric poetry, commonly expressed through single stanzas (

Sangspruchdichtung

). We encounter numerous poets of whom we know virtually nothing except what they say in their verses about themselves, if anything. This was a characteristic situation in late thirteenth century, when the mostly ignored but certainly productive and meaningful Middle High German poet (Meister) Boppe composed his texts. He must have been active around 1280 and 1290 because in the stanza I.21, contained in the Jena

Liederhandschrift

, he prayed to God to grant the deceased poet Konrad von…

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Citation: Classen, Albrecht. "Boppe". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 02 May 2025 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=15411, accessed 13 May 2025.]