Given the great attention that the metrics of Old German poetry have received since Lachmann's day, and especially in view of the fact that a lively interest in metrical matters has recently been reawakened, it seems striking that there has not been a noticeable need to find out more about the metrical arrangement of Middle Low German verse. Since the founding of the Association for Low German Linguistic Research, many have turned to the study of Low German, but none of those qualified to do so has yet turned their attention to metrics. The fact that Middle Low German literature is quite poor compared to High German cannot explain the neglect of Middle Low German metrics; there is also no lack of resources for studying it. Good editions of Middle Low German literary monuments, especially by Reinke Vos, have been available for some time; the Middle Low German... - [Author]

Language: German