SAKC Hans (Sachs Hans)

Up to 15 years at Latin School, then spent two years in apprenticeship in the shoe repair shop. Wandering, perfected his craft, shoemaker, of 22 settled in his hometown and started his own shoe repair shop
. Sachs was a prolific poet: in a poetic catalog, . which he made at the coming 1567, . bore the 4275 Meistersinger, . written by 275 tones, . 1700 narrative poetic works (stories, . fables, . farces) and 208 of dramatic poems, . including tragedy, . comedy skits Pancake, . - More than 6000 works,
. Material for them he drew from every source available to him - from the Bible, ancient history and classical mythology, medieval chronicles, legends and entertainment booklets for the common. Borrowed theme he interpreted and transposed according to personal life experiences, often with a smile or a soft, benevolent irony, nenazoylivo helping the reader to extract from the parable of a moral lesson. Sachs hailed Nuremberg 16. in such poems as the city of Nuremberg speech Commendation (Lobspruch auf die Stadi Nrnberg), procession of maskers (Der Schembartlauf), describing the Shrovetide carnival submissions. In his most famous poem Wittenberg Nightingale (Die Wittenbergish Nachtigall), he enthusiastically welcomed the Reformation. The most amusing of his compositions are oil-yielding 85 pieces, which are currently enjoying success. Sachs died Jan. 19, 1576.

The inherent simplicity of the poet and the artlessness down-verse made him a creative target of ridicule and neglect on the part of poets Baroque (17.) And education (18.), While his gift bytopisatelya not been evaluated Goethe. Since then, the reputation Sachs only increased, reaching a peak in the idealized portrait of a generous, wise and good man, which presented it in his opera Nuremberg Mastersingers (post. 1868) R. Wagner.