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Fastnachtspiel

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Fastnachtspiel

Carnival play that emerged in the 15th century as Germany's first truly secular form of drama, surviving until the end of the 16th century. It combined popular farce and elements from religious drama and was usually performed by amateurs.

Hans Sachs was the leading writer of Fastnachtspiele in the 16th century.



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Here Ehrstine shows how reformers' rejected the tradition of the passion play and Fastnachtspiel (carnival play) while at the same time embracing humanist theater as a means of instruction.
Glenn Ehrstine. Theater, Culture, and Community in Reformation Bern, ... by Hayden-Roy, Patrick / Renaissance Quarterly
Thomas Haben ("Vom Zeugniswert der Uberlieferungstrager: Bemerkungen zum fruhen Nurnberger Fastnachtspiel," 103-33) looks into the authorship and transmission of Nuremberg carnival plays as literary works, a topic dear to Wuttke's heart.
Die Ritterwurde in Mittelitalien zwischen Mittelalter und Fruher ... by Karant-Nunn, Susan C. / Renaissance Quarterly
Thomas Haben ("Vom Zeugniswert der Uberlieferungstrager: Bemerkungen zum fruhen Nurnberger Fastnachtspiel," 103-33) looks into the authorship and transmission of Nuremberg carnival plays as literary works, a topic dear to Wuttke's heart.
Girolamo Cardano: Philosoph, Naturforscher, Arzt by Karant-Nunn, Susan C. / Renaissance Quarterly
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