Wittenweiler, Heinrich, active 15th century <br/><br/>
Der Ring 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Ring_(Lehrgedicht)  Release date is 2015-06-21 
<br/><br/>Produced by Karl Eichwalder, Chuck Greif, Reiner Ruf, and<br/>the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at<br/>http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned<br/>images of public domain material from the Google Print<br/>project.)  Produced by Karl Eichwalder, Chuck Greif, Reiner Ruf, and<br/>the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at<br/>http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned<br/>images of public domain material from the Google Print<br/>project.) 
<br/><br/> "Der Ring" by Heinrich Wittenweiler is a satirical didactic poem written around 1408-1410. This work combines serious teachings about courtly behavior, marriage, household management, and virtue with comic scenes of foolish peasants. It follows Bertschi, a young man whose passion for the ugly Mätzli triggers a series of grotesque and slapstick situations. His clumsy courtship attempts—including disastrous serenades, barn mishaps, and rooftop accidents—spiral into tragic consequences that lead to war and his village's destruction. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>02009116 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>German poetry -- Middle High German, 1050-1500 Verse satire, German 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PT