The Poems of Bran (Latin: Carmina Burana) is a set of literary works containing 254 poems or plays. [1] Most of his works were created in the 20th and 2nd centuries, and a few were created in the 3rd century. The characters used are mainly Latin, but some are written in German or Old French in the Central Highlands. The content of the poem is quite bold, including explicit, obscene and sarcastic topics, as well as death, folk religion and superstition of witchcraft. This work was discovered in Benediktbeuern Monastery in Bavaria, Germany in 1803.
Bran's poems can be roughly divided into four types:
About moral or satirical themes, ***55 songs (none. CB 1-55)
Love songs, *** 13 1 (number CB56- 186), but the so-called "love songs" are only a rough classification. In fact, in this category, it also includes a small number of ancient customs of mourning and touching death; In addition, some scholars believe that at least 2 1 work has been lost. [2]
Drinking songs and playing songs, ***40 songs (CB 187-226)
Long religious drama, ***2 (CB227-228)