Todten-Andenken und Himmels-Gedanken - Teil 1: Die Texte. Teil 2: Apparate und Kommentare (German, Hardcover)

Starting with the lyric poetry, this volume opens the first critical edition of the sacred works of the prominent Nuremberg Baroque poet Sigmund von Birken (1626a '1681). A double volume, it provides access to the most extensive collection of Birken's sacred poetry still extant in manuscript. Alongside mourning poems, the collection contains poems covering a wide variety of other occasions. The apparatuses and commentaries provide a detailed documentation of critical textual issues, locate the texts historically, cite biblical references, show the theological and devotional orientation of the poems and a great deal more.