Background
Till Eulenspiegel was born in Kneitlingen near Brunswick, Germany around 1300.
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Till Eulenspiegel
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Till's pranks, played upon nobles, clergymen, and burghers, illustrate the plain people's contempt for a decaying aristocracy, a depraved clergy, and a rising, self-righteous bourgeoisie.
Till has retained his appeal and vitality remarkably well through the centuries.
Achievements
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The Belgian author Charles de Coster made him a symbol of the indomitable national spirit of the Flemish people in Leegende de Thyl Ulenspiegel (1867); and Frank Wedekind, Gerhart Hauptmann, and Richard Strauss have embodied his disreputable and improvident spirit in dramatic and musical works.
The first English translation of Till Eulenspiegel appeared about 1528;
References
- The Merry Pranks of Till Eulenspiegel (minedition Classic)
- Tone Poems in Full Score, Series II: Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche, also Sprach Zarathustra and Ein Heldenleben (Dover Music Scores)
- Till Eulenspiegel: His Adventures
- Till Eulenspiegel: Mit über 30 Illustrationen (German Edition)
- Till Eulenspiegel: The Clown
