minnesinger (mĭn`ĭsĭng'ər), a medieval German knight, poet, and singer of Minne, or courtly love. Originally imitators of Provençal troubadours troubadours , aristocratic poet-musicians of S France (Provence) who flourished from the end of the 11th cent. through the 13th cent. Many troubadours were noblemen and crusader knights; some were kings, e.g.
..... Click the link for more information. , minnesingers developed their own style in the 13th and 14th cent. Some of their poems are among the best of Middle High German lyric verse. Important exponents of Minnesang included Heinrich von Morungen, Walther von der Vogelweide, and Oswald von Wolkenstein, as well as Gottfried von Strassburg, Wolfram von Eschenbach, and other authors of epics. Wagner's opera Tannhäuser is based on minnesinger art and tradition.

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(from German, Minne: “love”) Any of certain German poet-musicians, c. 1150–c. 1325, parallel to the troubadours and trouvères. Like their French counterparts, the minnesingers' subjects were not limited to love but also included politics and ethics. Originally members of the high nobility, minnesingers later came from the emerging middle class and had an economic as well as social interest in singing. Walther von der Vogelweide, Neidhardt von Reuental (c. 1180–c. 1250), and Tannhäuser were among the most famous of the minnesingers.

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No references found	Poetry, Knape observes, did not provide an item of analysis and discussion until the seventeenth century, when Martin Opitz, following Latin and French models, established a framework for literary creation and criticism that definitively supplanted the native, non-written tradition of the Meistersinger, whose practices were rooted in medieval Minnesang. Poetik und Rhetorik in Deutschland 1300-1700 by Butler, Erik / Renaissance Quarterly German minnesang was directly inspired by the music of the North French troubadours. The music of the Bohemian Middle Ages by Matousek, Lukas / Czech Music It is behind Dante and Petrarch, Boccaccio and Machaut, the dolce stil Nuovo, Minnesang, and English and German romance. Chaucer's Miller's Tale and Reeve's Tale, Boccaccio's Decameron, and ... by Heffernan, Carol Falvo / Italica	Minkowski metric Minkowski Space Minkowski space-time Minkowski universe Minkowski's inequality Minkowski, Hermann Minkowski, Oskar Minkus, Ludwig Minkus, Mikhail Minkus, Mikhail Adolfovich Minna Minna Canth Minna Gorbunova Minna Karlovna Gorbunova Minna Kautsky Minnaert, Marcel Gilles Jozef Minne, Georges Minneapolis Minneapolis Aquatennial Festival Minneapolis Urban Parks Minnehaha County Minnehaha Falls Minnelli, Vincente minneola Minneopa State Park Minnesang minnesinger Minnesingers Minnesota Minnesota Fats Minnesota Internet Users Essential Tool Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory Minnesota preschool scale Minnesota River Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway Minnesota State Parks Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area Minnesota, University of Minnetonka Minnetonka, Lake Minnewaska State Park Preserve Minnie minnow Mino Miño Mino da Fiesole Minoan Minoan architecture Minoan civilization Minoan Culture	Minneapolis-Saint Paul Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Minneapolis/St. Paul Church of Christ Minneconjou Minneconjous Minnehaha Academy Minnehaha Communion Lutheran Church Minnehaha County Minnehaha County, SD Minnehaha County, South Dakota Minnehaha Creek Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Minnehaha Falls Minnehaha Lincoln Republican Women Minnehaha Park Minnelli Minnelli, Vincente Minneola Minneola Minneola Alliance Church Minneola tangelo Minneola tangelo Minneolas Minneolas Minneopa State Park Minnequa Works Credit Union Minnesang minnesinger minnesinger Minnesingers Minnesingers Minnesoda Minnesoda Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota 'Doctor Who' Viewing Society Minnesota (river) Minnesota (river) Minnesota (state) Minnesota (state) Minnesota Academic Excellence Foundation Minnesota Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians Research Network Minnesota Adoption Resource Network Minnesota Adult Day Services Association Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights Minnesota Agri-Growth Council Minnesota Agricultural and Economic Development Board Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership Program Minnesota AIDS Project Minnesota Air National Guard Minnesota Airgun Field Target Association

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