Hans Sachs's "The Scholar Bound for Paradise"

by robert cardullo

"The Scholar Bound for Paradise" is a critical edition of this Shrovetide play by Hans Sachs (1494-1576). The earliest stages of a purely secular comedy in Germany are to be found in Shrovetide plays such as Sachs's. They became popular in Nuremberg in the latter part of the 15th century during Shrovetide--the three days before Ash Wednesday--which was a special period before Lent for both religious confession and carnival festivity. Shrovetide plays...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3838315537
• ISBN13: 9783838315539
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Length: 68 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"