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Die Kupplerin (ca. 1400)

Kuppl-1
 

Maere and Novellas

Die Kupplerin (ca. 1400)
Fischer, H. (ed.): Die deutsche Märendichtung des 15. Jahrhunderts (=MTU 12). München 1966. Nr. 13, p. 109–111

Kuppl-1:   A matchmaker tells a poet that a beautiful lady longs for his love. With delight, he asks the matchmaker for her service. She goes to the beautiful lady to persuade her. After a short denial, the lady is shown the matchmaker’s house, where they meet expectantly. What happened afterwards, the poet doesn’t reveal.
Motif References:

T 35 Lovers’ rendezvous
T 452 Bawds