concept
Burschen
student corpsmen
also: bursh, Bursche
Members of German university corps or fraternities (Burschenschaften), recognizable in the 19th century by ritual dueling, drinking customs, and colored caps and sashes worn at festive processions.
Reading notes
- A Patriot of His Fatherland §10 student corpsmen
Rendering of bursh (from German Bursche), a member of a German university corps or fraternity, recognizable by ritual dueling, drinking customs, and colored caps and sashes worn at festive processions like the one described here.
- Visiting Friends §104 Bursch
A German university fraternity man, proverbial for hard drinking and high spirits; Losev borrows the word to cast his tavern nights as a fondly remembered student tradition rather than what they are.