On Cultural Contacts and their Impact on Literature in Tallinn
On Cultural Contacts and their Impact on Literature in Tallinn
Author(s): Aigi HeeroSubject(s): Estonian Literature, 17th Century
Published by: Tallinna Ülikooli Kirjastus
Keywords: early modern era; 17th century; Tallinn gymnasium; Germanlanguage casual poetry; early Estonian-language literature; autobiography; Timotheus Polus; Reiner Brockmann; David Gallus;
Summary/Abstract: The present paper describes the literary field in Tallinn in the early modern period, specifically the early 1630s.1 It was a time when several cultural innovations reached this region (via social carriers as well as via the book trade). Hereby, the professors of the newly founded gymnasium (1631) played a crucial role. Thanks to these scholars completely new genres (such as the autobiography) are documented. Furthermore, new core texts were introduced, which had a huge impact on further cultural developments in Tallinn and in Northern Estonia: the formation of German-language (occasional) poetry and the emergence of Estonian-language literary culture.
Journal: Philologia Estonica Tallinnensis
- Issue Year: 4/2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 143-160
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English
