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Hans Sachs (5 November 1494 – 19 January 1576) was a German Meistersinger ("mastersinger"), poet, playwright, and shoemaker . Biography. Hans Sachs was born in Nuremberg ( German: Nürnberg ). As a child he attended a singing school that was held in the church of Nuremberg. This helped to awaken in him a taste for poetry and music. [1] .
Hans Sachs (born November 5, 1494, Nürnberg, Germany—died January 19, 1576, Nürnberg) was a German burgher, meistersinger, and poet who was outstanding for his popularity, output, and aesthetic and religious influence. He is idealized in Richard Wagner’s opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.
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Hans Sachs war ein deutscher Schuhmacher, Spruchdichter, Meistersinger und Dramatiker.
Nov 5, 2019 · On November 5, 1494, German Meistersinger (master singer), poet, playwright, and shoemaker Hans Sachs was born. His work is considered the most important testimony of the bourgeois imperial town culture of the 16th century.
Jun 27, 2018 · Hans Sachs. The German poet Hans Sachs (1494-1576) made Nuremberg famous in his time as a center of Meistergesang. Born in Nuremberg, the son of a tailor of the upper middle class, Hans Sachs was apprenticed to a shoemaker in 1508. As a journeyman, he traveled from one German town to another between 1511 and 1516 learning his trade.
Dec 15, 2023 · Hans Sachs is the main character in Wagner's opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, based on the historical poet and composer of the same name. He is a shoemaker, a master singer, and a mentor to the young Walther von Stolzing, who falls in love with his daughter Eva.
Nov 14, 2017 · An article that explores how the Nuremberg poet and Meistersinger Hans Sachs used illustrated pamphlets and broadsheets to promote Lutheran ideas and critique the papacy. It traces the evolution of his style and themes from polemical landscapes to ethical dreamscapes, and the role of medieval literary traditions and forms.
