Des herrn Friedrichs von Hagedorn sämmtliche poetische Werke vols. 1-3 - Hagedorn, Friedrich von 1708-1754 (Hamburg Bohn, 1771)
vol. 1: Moralische Gedichte - Epigrammatische Gedichte vol. 2: Fabel und Erzählungen vol. 3: Oden und Lieder - Abhandlungen von den Liedern der alten Griechen
Hagedorn incorporated ancient, French and above all English inspirations into cheerful, sensible fables and tales (1738) and anacreontic, dallying odes and songs (1742-1752). Formally, his works can be divided into fables, songs, didactic poems and epigrams. His poetry is kept simple (alternating verse, easily singable stanzaic forms) and pursues different stylistic ideals than the poets of the Baroque.
Mozart set his poem Die Alte (The Old Woman) in his song of the same name (K. 517) in 1787. Joseph Haydn set two of his poems in his canons (a capella songs) (Hob. XXVIIb).
Frontipiece portrait of Hagedorn engraved by J.C.G.Fritsch after van der Schmissen
Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); Poetry; Literature; Germany; Goldoni; vrijmetselaars; wijn; wijn; kus; Passe, C. vd