Die Poesie der Troubadours.
Zwickau: Im Verlag der Gebrüder Schumann, 1826. Hardcover. 8vo. xx (1 errata-page). 360pp. Marbled paper covered boards with label to spine. Ex libris plate of Dr. Hermann Paul, Professor of German Philology at the University in Munich, to inside of front board. Printed on high quality cotton rag. Work on the poetry of the Troubadours, by renowned German Romanist, Friedrich Christian Diez (see below). Age wear to binding. Binding starting to split alongside spine but still firmly attached. Inside overall clean and tight. In German, in Gothic script. Very good condition. vg. Item #19630
On the author (Source: Public Domain):
Friedrich Christian Diez (1794 - 1876 ) was a German Romanist. He finished high school ("Gymnasium") and university in his home town of Gießen (1811–16) and continued studying in Göttingen (1816–18). His major was classic Philologie and modern languages as well as literature, which he studied under Friedrich Gottlieb Welcker. He also translated works of Lord Byron and Walter Scott and started to take an interest in Medieval literature. In 1813 he participated in the war against Napoleon. After meeting Goethe he began to take in interest in the poetry of the Troubadours. This is his first work on the subject.
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