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Heinrich Hoffmann » Piers Dischevele « Myrie tales and gladde ymages. Drawen out of the tonge of Almeyne 32 Seiten, Hardcover
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| “I would like to offer you an example of 21st century “medievalism”: Heinrich Hoffmann’s Struwwelpeter, translated from 19th century German into Chaucer’s language of late 14th century London. All just for the fun of it, with compliments to both authors, Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340 to 1400) of Canterbury Tales fame, and Heinrich Hoffmann (1809-1894), Frankfurt physician, politician and writer of satirical poems and children’s books, among which Der Struwwelpeter (1845) ranges foremost.” (Walter Sauer) |
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Whan that children
buxom been Wol they at yolday yiftes seen; Whan they eten ay ful swete Bred and soupe and other mete; Whan they pleyen stille as stoon With her thynges al aloon, Holden coy her modres hond Whan they walken in the lond; Than the Cristchild yifth hem swifte Bokes gay and other yifte. |
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