Hardly any other medieval poet has ever identified him/herself more fittingly than Der Stricker [the article uses here the masculine pronoun to refer to the poet in order to make for smoother reading, although she could equally well have been female; the gender is unknown]. This name is a
nom de plume, a literary term, referring to the act of knitting, or stringing ropes. Every text, both then and today, constitutes a narrative fabric, a textile, so to speak, whether we talk about poetry or prose. Insofar as The Stricker thus refers to himself as a person who is occupied with knitting and the like, he implies specifically his art of weaving words and sentences, hence texts, to create new literary/poetic tapestries. Although we cannot say more about this poet in biographical terms, the…
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Citation: Classen, Albrecht. "Der Stricker [The Stricker]". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 16 August 2021 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14777, accessed 23 November 2024.]
