Staging Luther : four plays by Hans Sachs / Annis N. Shaver, Ian A. MacPhail-Fausey, Clara G. Hendrickson, Robert Kolb, authors and translators.

Author: Sachs, Hans, 1494-1576, author.

ImprintMinneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, [2023]

Description233 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Note:Introduction -- Hans Sachs in historical context -- The life and works of Hans Sachs -- The translation process -- The Wittenberg Nightingale -- A disputation between a Parson and a Shoemaker in which the Word of God and a right Christian character Is contended -- A discussion on the public works of the spiritual person and their vows, by which they suppose themselves to be holy, to the sacrilege of the blood of Christ -- A dialogue on the content of an argument between a Roman Catholic and a Christian friend concerning greed and other common vices -- A conversation between an Evangelical Christian and a Lutheran where the angry idiot who calls himself a Lutheran is admonished brotherly -- The impact of Hans Sachs's Reformation writings.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-233).

Note:"Staging Luther contains four plays written by Hans Sachs, a troubadour, playwright, shoemaker, and important compatriot and supporter of Martin Luther. Unlike Sachs' well-known poem "The Wittenberg Nightingale" (also included here in a new translation), his plays have not been translated into English until now and will be a boon for researchers and students who can now read them for the first time in this volume. Full of scriptural references, the plays are generally written as dialogues between a Luther supporter and a Catholic cleric. Inevitably, the Luther supporter wins the argument, but not without some name-calling and strong derision toward the papist discussant! In addition to the plays, the book provides historical commentary on the importance of Sachs's support of Luther, as well as annotations and cultural information to support the translation and word choices. The collection offers an important scholarly contribution to the ongoing work of Reformation studies in the English language." --Dust jacket flap.

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