Johann Martin Usteri

Johann Martin Usteri ( born February 14, 1763 in Zurich, † July 29, 1827 in Rapperswil ) was a Swiss poet, painter and draftsman. He is best known as the author of seals in Zurich dialect.

Life

Usteri came in 1763 as the son of the Zurich officials Hans Martin Usteri (* 1738) to the world. Inspired by the study of paternal Graphics Collection and visits prestigious Zurich artist ( Salomon Gessner, Johann Balthasar Bullinger ), he embarked on a career as an artist. His interests were also medieval manuscripts, especially the linked with Zurich Manesse, and heraldry. 1786, he married Johanna Catharina Stockar. He was member of the Zurich guild zur Waag and angesehenses a member of the intellectual elite of Zurich. In 1827 he died at the inn " peacocks " in Rapperswil.

Artistic work

Johann Martin Usteri created poems, stories and idylls in Zurich dialect, as their most excellent The Vikari must apply. This created under the influence of Johann Peter Hebel Alemannic poems plants contributed significantly to the recognition of the poet. Usteris dialect poetry influenced later dialect poet like August Corrodi and Meinrad Lienert.Seinen High German seals as well as his drawings, on the other hand given no outstanding value. The text to the famous melody Enjoy life became a folk song. Usteris poems are marked by patriotic and idyllic and popular tones. In his prose works, he revealed a remarkable time for his knowledge of medieval culture.

His posthumous seals in verse and prose gave out David Hess ( Berlin 1831, 3 volumes, 3rd edition, Leipzig 1877). Hess gave the two idylls, which today are regarded as the best known works of the poet, later her name. From his estate, the amendment of a love affair Zürichers the auspicious ship on the open shooting at Strasbourg (Hall 1877) was published. David Hess called the Zürcher as romantics.

Receive is also a large number of drawings and engravings (historical pictures, idylls and Humoresken ), executed in delicate miniature -like outlines.

The estate of Usteri with letters, materials for work, agenda and notes located in the Manuscript Department of the Central Library Zurich.

Works

Poetry

Swiss German

  • Mr. De Heiri ( Urban idyll in Zurich dialect ), Idyllic in verse
  • De Vikari (rural idyll in Zurich dialect ), Idyllic in verse
  • Songs in Swiss dialect
  • Twelve Children's Songs
  • Mountain song
  • Senna song
  • De love Rechemeister
  • What i liked 'd
  • De pastor and s'Breneli
  • ' s Gredelis Gheimnuß
  • ' s Spinnermaidlis Chlag
  • ' s arm Elfeli uf de Ysefluh

High German

  • Struth Winkelried, hero ballad

Prose

  • The painter, story
  • Allah gives overnight, narrative
  • The Erggel in Steinhus
  • Time brings roses
  • Thomann for Linden's adventures on the great shooting at Strasbourg 1576th
  • Liebesabentheuer a Zürichers the auspicious ship on the open shooting at Strasbourg, this amendment
  • The Treasurer by the Treasurer - Biography Hans Breidbachs of Goldschmidt 's to Fryburg from the XVI. century

Non-fiction book

  • Oktavbüchlein with notes and sketches for the stained glass windows in Wettingen Monastery, Graphic Collection of the Kunsthaus Zurich ( L 48 )
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