Pegnesischer Blumenorden

The Pegnesische flower north ( P.Bl.O. Latin: Societas Flori Gera ad Pegnesum ) is a company incorporated in 1644 in Nuremberg Language and Literature Society, which has continuously until today and is religiously uncommitted. The name refers to the Nuremberg by withdrawing river Pegnitz. The Pegnesische flower north is the only remaining literary group with baroque origin.

History

Foundation

1644 established the Nuremberg patrician Georg Philipp Harsdörffer and the candidate of theology Johann Klaj, a teacher at the Sebalder school, along the lines of fruit -bearing Society of Prince Ludwig of Anhalt, which goes back again to the pattern of Italian academies, their society from the " Crowned flower north of called the Pegnitz ", also called" flower Pegnesischer north ". The members called themselves " Pegnitz Shepherds ". The stated purpose of the company was given: "Promoting the worship of God and the German loyalty, care and improvement of German language and poetry ." Accordingly, the flower north was included not only a forum of Literature care, but caregiver language and belong to him.

According to legend, in 1644 two wedding poems were ordered during a double wedding, one at Georg Philipp Harsdörffer and another with Johann Klaj. The better should get a wreath of flowers, but everyone wanted to treat the preference to others. After all, everyone took out just a flower, to which he chose a motto. As a result, other poets were invited to join the Confederation. The members then elected to the Order or a " shepherd's name " and a flower as a symbol ( eg Harsdörffer called Strephon and had the May flower or to 1669 the pan flute as an emblem ).

17th Century

Harsdörffer lost after a few years the interest in the joint densities Klaj became pastor in Kitzingen. After both death ( Klaj 1656 Harsdörffer 1658) it was Sigmund von Birken, a member of the Fruchtbringende society, the flower north revived and led until his death in 1681. Under its auspices, a total of nearly 60 new members were added, including many Foreign and prominent authors of their time. Birken's special merit is that he - only in the 17th century - and women, a total of 14 recorded in the union. They were so in the jointly authored literary works articulate for the first time a female point of view. The most famous poet in the flower north is Maria Catharina Stockfleth, author of Art and virtue spruce Macarie ( 1673 ).

In the 1660s and 1670s a variety of Shepherd seals the Pegnitz shepherds, who were all drawn to social occasions arose. A typical feature of these co- wrote occasional poems is designed along the lines of Virgil and Martin Opitz framework for action within which the individual shepherd recite their verses. At the end they sing a song together.

Birch promoted the poet association under forces, but soon after his death the activities came to a standstill. His successor, Martin Limburger and Magnus Daniel Omeis, professor of rhetoric, poetry and morality at the University of Altdorf, were not able to soon as " bombastic " baroque prestigious style in the 18th century, the Age of Enlightenment and the " natural " style, succeded.

18th century

" 1761 wrote the Leipzig literature Pope Johann Christoph Gottsched to the Altdorfer Professor and flowers comrades Georg Andreas Will, because the Pegnesische Shepherd society seem to be pretty close to its end, but Wills German society should acquire the Irrhain! Will and his students wanted but rather help to ensure that the Order could be continued in a reformed form. "

Among the better-known members was also Christian Conrad Nopitsch (1759-1838), Protestant theologian, pastor to Altenthann ( today part of Black Bruck ), a local historian, author of a " Signpost for strangers in Nuremberg, or topographical description of the city of Nuremberg. .. ", 1801, Fort leader of Nürnbergischen scholar - Lexicon by Georg Andreas Will.

21st Century

2007 had the flower north through its members Werner Kügel ( Präses ) and Thomas Paul joke at the revival of the ( new ) Fruchtbringende company.

Irrhain

As a meeting place for the flower North since 1676 is the location at Kraftshof near Nuremberg Irrhain. At times also Rockenbrunn was a major venue for the pastorals of Pegnesischen flower North, who had declared the Moritzberg to his Parnassus.

Plenary Councils

High Council for the library is Vice Präses Günter grains, Plenary speech for nursing and director of the Language Committee Thomas Paul joke, High Council for the Irrhain Helge husbandman. The point of the religious council for the archive is currently vacant. Stipulated in its articles Plenary Council of the North Pegnesischen flower is the respective Director General of the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg.

Cross of Honour carrier

In recognition of special services rendered to the German language and literature gives the flower north honor crosses. By 2003, this award 40 times. Cross of Honour carriers include:

• Friedrich von Herford ( Präses the flower North )
• Georg Freiherr von Harsdorf (Vice Präses, family elder of the descendants Georg Philipp Harsdörfers )
• Clara baroness of Scheurl (wife of the President Eberhard von Scheurl )
• Emil Bauer ( writer )
• William Malter ( writer; treasurer of the P.Bl.O. )
• Gustav -Adolf Gedat, February 10, 1963
• Elisabeth average man -Löffler ( writer ), April 4, 1968
• Edith Gross ( teacher ), April 4, 1968
• Hildegard Malter Storm ( writer ), April 4, 1968
• Elizabeth Prince ( teacher and writer ), April 4, 1968
• Thea Metzler ( teacher ), April 4, 1968
• Lore Koestler ( teacher and Irrhainpflegerin ), December 5, 1971
• Siegfried Freiherr von Scheurl (Vice Präses ), December 1, 1978
• Louise Fox (Secretary of P.Bl.O. ), 1 December 1979
• Käthe Kirschner, September 22, 1992
• Kurt Fuchs (Secretary of P.Bl.O. ), January 12, 1993
• Inge Meidinger Geise ( writer ); March 16, 1993
• Hubert Weiler ( Director General of the City Savings Bank and Chamber of Commerce Chairman), July 14, 1994
• Heinrich Wilhelm Laufhütte ( literary scholar ), July 3, 1994
• Wolfgang Bühler ( Chairman of the Schickedanz Holding), July 14, 1994
• Karl Platzer (Director of the People's Bank and treasurer of the P.Bl.O. ), August 18, 1994
• Marie Friederich (Member of the anniversary celebration committee), August 18, 1994
• Wilhelm Wolf ( Ministerialbeauftragter for the high schools in Middle Franconia, retired and a member of the Jubilee Festival Committee ), August 18, 1994
• Elisabeth Wolf ( writer ), August 18, 1994
• Ottmar Zagel (Member of the anniversary celebration committee), August 18, 1994
• Anne Marie Zagel ( writer ), August 18, 1994
• Werner Kügel ( Lecturer in Technical English, director of the festival committee), August 26, 1994
• John Roger Paas ( literary scholar ), August 26, 1994
• Günther Beck Stein ( former Bavarian Minister of the Interior ), November 18, 1994
• John Geiger, December 4, 1994
• Georg Prechtel ( langjährigstes member and sponsor of the P.Bl.O. ), December 4, 1994
• Theo Reubel - Ciani (editor, a member of the Jubilee Festival Committee ), March 14, 1995
• Hans Zehetmair (former Bavarian Minister of Arts and Science), June 26, 1995
• Hans King ( writer ), 30 September 1995
• Walter Buckan ( Labour Court Retired President and promoter of P.Bl.O. ), December 3, 1998
• Herbert Rosendorfer (Richter and writer ), May 8, 1999
• Heiko Kistner ( bookseller ), March 26, 2001
• Eugen Scholer ( secondary school vice principal retired, local historian, heraldry ), February 12, 2003
• Godehard Schramm ( writer ), September 13, 2003
• Manfred H. Grieb ( art collector ), December 2, 2007

The flower north in the judgment of contemporaries

Been judged by the German poet Karl Bröger 1935: " Although the care of at that time very popular sweet baroque pastoral poetry sometimes overshadows the pursuit of keeping the German language, the merits of the company are highly recognized. "