Translations of the Carnival Comedies of Hans Sachs: (1494-1576)

by Hans Sachs, Robert Alyett (Editor)

This work contains a general introduction to Sachs's carnival comedies together with nine plays in translation. The short situation comedies offer us brief but vivid enactments of scenes from daily life in the sixteenth century, humorously illustrating the petty foibles and weaknesses which govern us all. Yet in the few hundred lines which each occupies, he also touches on profound human truths, as well as highlighting current political and social ills. The plays will be of general interest to students of history, sociology, drama, and of the human condition in general, as well as to those who simply enjoy well-crafted comedy.

217 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

People note many dramas, poems, and songs of Hans Sachs, a German writer and Meistersinger, a member of a guild, organized in the principal cities of Germany in the 14th century to 16th century to establish competitive standards for the composition and performance of music; his life inspired opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1868) of Richard Wagner.

A shoemaker, poet, and master of Meistergesang, art of singing original tunes. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe revived and popularized his work.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Sachs