Friedrich von Canitz
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Friedrich von Canitz | |
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Died | 11 August 1699 | (aged 44)
Nationality | German |
Occupation(s) | poet and diplomat |
Friedrich Rudolf Ludwig Freiherr von Canitz (27 November 1654 – 11 August 1699) was a German poet and diplomat. He was one of the few German poets of his era that Frederick the Great enjoyed.[1]
Biography
Canitz was born in
In 1680 Canitz became councillor of legation, and he was employed on various embassies. In 1697 Elector
He wrote verse in a restrained, sober style. [2] He was considered as one of the poets who “produced verse that was specifically aimed at entertaining and flattering princes and high courtiers.”[4] Although he liked making verse in many languages, he never published any of them.[5] Canitz's poems (Nebenstunden unterschiedener Gedichte), which did not appear until after his death (1700), are for the most part dry and stilted imitations of French and Latin models, but they formed a healthy contrast to the coarseness and bombast of the later Silesian poets.[6]
A complete edition of Canitz's poems was published by U. König in 1727; see also L. Fulda, Die Gegner der zweiten schlesischen Schule, ii. (1883).[7]
Notes
Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as 'Baron'). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.
References
- ^ An essay on German literature, Frederick the Great
- ^ ISBN 978-1-349-02577-0. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ a b Chisholm 1911, p. 183.
- ISBN 978-0-520-07270-1. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ISBN 978-1-107-60074-4. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ Chisholm 1911, pp. 183–184.
- ^ Chisholm 1911, p. 184.
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Canitz, Friedrich Rudolf Ludwig". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 183–184. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the