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A concise History of Germanya-concise-history-of-germany-3rd-ed-9781108407083Minnesang
, expressed such
sentiments as unrequited, and unrequitable, love for noble women beyond their
social reach, perhaps illuminating the curious position of the formally unfree and
dependent, yet socially elevated class of
ministeriales
. It was possible to have a
career as a professional poet at court, superior in status but about as insecure as
that of court jester or musician. As important as the lyric poetry of the high
middle ages was narrative poetry: the first German version of the Tristan and
Isolde legend dates from about 1170, while works of enduring value were
produced by Gottfried von Strassburg (author of the most important
Tristan
),
Hartmann von Aue and Wolfram von Eschenbach (best known for his
Parzival
).
There was also the heroic epic, the most famous of which was the
Nibelungenlied
. Many of these works were, of course, to provide material and
inspiration for the music-dramas of Richard Wagner in the nineteenth century.
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