 It was the posthumous publication of "Deutsche Übersetzungen und Gedichte" in 1679 that assured his reputation as the most influential poet of his era, followed by Benjamin Neukirch's even more extensive collection, "Herrn von Hoffmannswaldau und anderer Deutschen auserlesener und bißher ungedruckter Gedichte", the first volume of which appeared in 1695.Hofmannswaldau's style of poetry came to be known as "Galant" and is marked by extravagant metaphors, skillful use of rhetoric and unashamed eroticism.It shows the influence of the Italian poet Giambattista Marino.