<!doctype html public «-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en»> http-equiv=content-type> This interdisciplinary cultural historical study is devoted to the intellectual biography of the journalist and poet, Georg Greflinger (ca. 1617–1677), a fascinating and in many respects exemplary author of 17th century German literature and musical history. The focus is on Greflinger’s song lyrics – the area in which the author achieved the greatest recognition during his own epoch and beyond.