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German poet and dramatist (1616–1664)

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  • Gryphius' Werke : Aus : Deutsche National-Litteratur
  • Cardenio und Celinde (Großdruck)
  • Horribilicribrifax
  • Verlibtes Gespenste - Die Gelibte Dornrose
  • Absurda Comica

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1616
Active to
1664
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Listeners
214
Total plays
481

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Andreas Gryphius (1616–1664) was a central figure of the German Baroque whose work played an important role in early German musical drama. Although not a composer, Gryphius wrote dramatic texts that were explicitly intended for performance in settings where music, song, and declamation were integral. His sacred dramas, especially Passion plays such as Olivetum, incorporate sung sections and were designed for musically informed performance within Lutheran school, courtly, and urban contexts. <a

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Born
Andreas Greif , ( 1616-10-02 ) 2 October 1616, Glogau ( Głogów ), Silesia
Died
16 July 1664 (1664-07-16) (aged 47), Glogau, Silesia
Education
Fraustadt
Alma mater
Academic Gymnasium Danzig
Occupations
Dramatist playwright poet actor
Era
Baroque-era Germany
Movement
German Baroque
Spouse
Rosina Deutschländer ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1649 ) ​
Children
Christian Constantin Anna Rosine Theodor Maria Elisabeth Daniel
Parents
Paul Greif (father) Anna Erhardin (mother)

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1616-10-11
date of death
1664-07-15
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nickname
Der Unsterbliche
birth name
Andreas Greif
name in native language
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14 objects attributed to Andreas Gryphius, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Andreas Gryphius (German: Andreas Greif; 2 October 1616 – 16 July 1664) was a German poet and playwright. With his eloquent sonnets, which contains "The Suffering, Frailty of Life and the World", he is considered one of the most important Baroque poets of the Germanosphere. He was one of the first improvers of the German language and German poetry.

Gryphius was born and raised in Glogau (Głogów), Duchy of Głogów, Silesia. At the age of 33, he married Rosina Deutschländer, with whom he had six children, Christian, Constantin, Anna Rosine, Theodor, Maria Elisabeth, and Daniel.

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