Sämtliche Fabeln und Schwänke von Hans Sachs
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Goetze, Edmund
Markschies, Hans Lother
Sachs, Hans
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1953
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In chronologischer Ordnung nach den Originalen herausgegeben von Edmund Goetze. One rarely finds a book with more material to include from its title-page! At any rate, here is a volume packed with original material. As the early T of C points out, there are exactly two hundred numbered items here; all are in verse. I checked out the first hundred items and found seven identified as fables: #3 FM; 15 WL; 21 Frogs and Hares; 22 DLS; 23 Wolf and Lying Shepherd; 24 Greedy and Envious; and 47 GA. There were also a number of anecdotes from the life of Aesop, which were not marked as fables. Sachs' fables are relatively easy to make out. Several things are unusual in this book. First, the T of C does not give the genre of a piece, but the individual title above the piece does. Secondly, each writing is dated by day, month, and year. Becker's anthology has helpful biographical information. Sachs was born in Nurnberg in 1494 and apprenticed as a shoemaker. He joined the Reformation early. He became a meistersinger and created a wide variety of literature, including some 6000 poetic works.
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VEB Max Niemeyer Verlag
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6437 (Access ID)