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Tannhäuser, der© Copyright Der Tannhäuser, miniature of the gospel book in Heidelberg "Manessische Liederhandschrift" Tannhäuser, der, b. around 1200, d. around 1270, minnesinger, 1235-1246 lived at the court of Duke Friedrich II in Vienna (as well as, for example, Neidhart von Reuenthal). Wrote realistic minnelieder, dance songs and gnomic poems; was the hero of the popular legend about the Tannhäuser and Venus, the origins of which lie in the 13th century. Edition: J. Siebert, Der Dichter T., Leben, Gedichte, Sage, 1934. Literature: H. Kischkel, T. heiml Trauer. Über die Bedingungen von Rationalität und Subjektivität im MA, 1998.
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