A description on the manuscript fragment of Reineke Fuchs in manuscript Universitätsbibliothek Kassel, 8° Ms. poet. et roman. 1. With notes on the author (Heinrich) and on Reineke Fuchs.

...the epic can be found in the author's lexicon under the heading Heinrich, author of "Reinhart Fuchs." Nothing is known about this Heinrich, who probably lived in Alsace. He is outlined exclusively through this work, but also through allusions to contemporary criticism and an obvious anti-Staufen attitude. He must have been well-read and well-versed in legal matters, otherwise he would not have been able to describe the trial against Reinhart Fuchs so precisely. In terms of content, the 2266-verse work is based on fables that are already known from antiquity; However, it is not certain whether it goes back directly to the Old French Roman de Renart (12th century), a collection of animal anecdotes, or to older models, as Jacob Grimm and later many others assumed. - [Author]

Language: German