Albrecht von Eyb

Albrecht Classen (University of Arizona)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.4.1: German-language Writing and Culture: Germany, 500-present.
Vol. editors: Gerhard P. Knapp (University of Utah), Jennifer Marston William (Purdue University), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jill E. Twark (East Carolina University)

Dates

Born 24 Aug 1420
Died 24 Jul 1475
Activity 1452-1475

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Born in Germany
Active in Germany

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Humanist

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Since the late fourteenth century, the topic of marriage gained importance in the public discourse, as poets and humanists all over Europe began to reflect upon this institution in legal, political, ethical, moral, and especially emotional terms. Poets such as Hugo von Montfort, Christine de Pizan, Johann von Tepl, and John Gower addressed the value and challenge of marriage in their works. For humanists, marriage constituted a critically important social entity, and the Protestants subsequently fully subscribed to marriage as the best form of cohabitation.

One of the most influential participants in this discourse on marriage was the German humanist Albrecht von Eyb, who was born in Castle Sommersdorf near Ansbach (southern Franconia in modern-day Bavaria; today called Burgoberbach) on

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Citation: Classen, Albrecht. "Albrecht von Eyb". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 05 October 2024 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=15312, accessed 16 October 2024.]