Author : Hans Sachs
Publisher : Edwin Mellen Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Translations of the Carnival Comedies of Hans Sachs (1494-1576) by : Hans Sachs
Download or read book Translations of the Carnival Comedies of Hans Sachs (1494-1576) written by Hans Sachs and published by Edwin Mellen Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.