âLust und Wunder schauenâ: Virtuose HÃ¶hlenarchitektur bei den Pegnitz-SchÃ¤fern

Sarah MÃ¶ller

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Virtuose HÃ¶hlenarchitektur bei den Pegnitz-SchÃ¤fern

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Pages:: 107â120

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.30965/9783846769829_006

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Sarah MÃ¶llerâs article investigates the literary representation of the Pan cave in Sigmund von Birkenâs continuation of the Pegnitz-SchÃ¤ferey (1645) and its connection to the virtuoso garden architecture of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, with a particular focus on Germany. The analysis centers on the so-called Pan episode, in which two shepherds are guided by the god Pan through an intricately designed cave system. This subterranean world reflects key features of real garden grottoes, as described in Joseph Furttenbachâs travel accounts, particularly their virtuoso simulation of natural phenomena. These characteristics render the cave a site of imagination and a locus for reflecting on the boundaries and potentials of human cognition. Through a detailed textual analysis, the article demonstrates how Birkenâs Pan cave functions as a poetological space and positions literature itself as a virtuoso form of grotto architecture.

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VirtuositÃ¤t in der Krise

Techniken der Selbstbehauptung im 17. Jahrhundert

Series:Â Poesis, Volume: 4

E-Book ISBN:: 9783846769829

Publisher:: Brill | Fink

Print Publication Date:: 29 Oct 2025

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âLust und Wunder schauenâ

Virtuose HÃ¶hlenarchitektur bei den Pegnitz-SchÃ¤fern

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