Georg Philipp Harsdörffer
Person
Residency:
Germany
DE
Nationality:
Germany
DE
Born:
1607
Died:
1658
Record Status:
Short biography:
Georg Philipp Harsdörffer was among the most prolific writers of the German Baroque (q.v.). In the wake of Martin Opitz' (q.v.) reforms which laid the foundation of early modern German literature, Harsdörffer flourished in Nuremberg by taking up and broadening Opitz' cause, and even going his own separate way: he co-founded (with Johann Klaj, 1616-56) the “Hirten- und Blumenorden an der Pegnitz” (The Pastoral Order of Shepherds and Flowers on the River Pegnitz, 1644), a language society whose goal it was to purify the German language along virtuous lines, to use dactyls instead of alternating iambics and to imitate the sounds of divine nature. (Source: https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=11808)
Works by this author:
| Work title | Publication Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Fünffacher Denckring der Teutschen Sprache | Print publication (antecedent) | 1651 |
| Wechselsatz | Print publication (antecedent) | 1648 |
