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Till Eulenspiegel


Till Eulenspiegel

(ˈtɪl ˈɔɪlənˌʃpiːɡəl) n (European Myth & Legend) ?14th century, legendary German peasant, whose pranks became the subject of many tales

Till Eulenspiegel


Till Eulenspiegel:

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[Ger.,=owl-mirror, hence English Owlglass], a north German peasant clown of the 14th cent. who was immortalized in chapbooks describing his practical jokes on clerics and townsfolk. The first Till chapbook (c.
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Eulenspiegel, Till

(tĭl oi`lən-shpē'gəl) [Ger.,=owl-mirror, hence English Owlglass], a north German peasant clown of the 14th cent. who was immortalized in chapbooks describing his practical jokes on clerics and townsfolk. The first Till chapbook (c.1500) was probably in Saxon, but the story it told spread all over Europe and North Britain. Till is the hero of a tone poem by Richard Strauss and of many novels, poems, and stories. Tyll Ulenspiegel is one of the variant spellings.

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See K. R. H. MacKenzie's adaptation in English, Master Tyll Owlglass (1890).

Eulenspiegel, Till

wanders the Low Countries, living by his wits and avenging the evil deeds of King Philip. [Belg. Lit.: Benét, 325]See: Adventurousness

Eulenspiegel, Till

legendary peasant known for his pranks. [Ger. Folklore: Benét, 325–326]See: Mischievousness

Eulenspiegel, Till

roams Low Countries as soldier and deliverer. [Ger. Folklore: Benét, 325–326]See: Wandering
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