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Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim (2 April 1719 – 18 February 1803) was a German poet. == Life == Gleim was born at Ermsleben near Halberstadt. Having studied law at the University of Halle he became secretary to Prince William of Brandenburg-Schwedt at Berlin, where he made the acquaintance of Ewald von Kleist, whose devoted friend he became. When the prince died at the battle of Prague, Gleim became secretary to Prince Leopold of Dessau; but he soon gave up his position, not being able to bear the roughness of the "Old Dessauer".〔''Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911''〕 In 1747, after living in Berlin for a few years, he was appointed secretary of the cathedral chapter at Halberstadt. He became known as "Father Gleim" throughout all literary Germany on account of his kind-hearted though inconsiderate and undiscriminating patronage alike of the poets and poetasters of the period. He wrote a large number of imitations of Anacreon, Horace and the minnesingers, a didactic poem entitled ''Halladat oder das rote Buch'' (1774), and collections of fables and romances.〔 Of higher merit are his ''Preussische Kriegslieder von einem Grenadier'' (1758). Inspired by the campaigns of Frederick II, they are often distinguished by genuine feeling and vigorous force of expression. They are also noteworthy as being the first of that long series of noble political songs in which later German literature is so rich. With the exception of this collection, Gleim's writings are for the most part commonplace in thought and expression. He died at Halberstadt on 18 February 1803.〔 Gleim's ''Collected Works'' appeared in 7 volumes in the 1811–13; a reprint of the ''Lieder eines Grenadiers'' was published by A. Sauer in 1882. A good selection of Gleim's poetry will be found in Franz Muncker's ''Anakreontiker und preussisch-patriotische Lyriker'' (1894). See Wilhelm Körte, ''Gleims Leben aus seinen Briefen und Schriften'' (1811). His correspondence with Heinse was published in 2 volumes (1894/1896), with Uz (1889), in both cases edited by C. Schüddekopf.〔 Many of his poems were set to music. The ''Kriegslieder'' proved very popular, and were set by Georg Philipp Telemann and Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart. C.P.E. Bach, Beethoven, Haydn, Reichardt, Schubert, and Spohr all set some of his Anacreontic poems. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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