Hans Sachs

: This article refers to the poet. For other people of the same name, see Hans Sachs (disambiguation).

Works (overview)

He wrote over 6000 pieces of various kinds, exact numbers vary widely in secondary literature, mainly because it is not always clear if a piece of writing should be considered an independent work or part of a larger context. Also it is hard to compare such sources because certain works may be put in different categories by different authors. His productivity is especially remarkable because he kept working as a shoemaker throughout his life. He had to do this because as far as is known the Mastersingers did not write/sing for profit.

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• Mastersongs proper (about 4200)
• other poems/songs
• Carnival plays
• Tragedies
• Comedies
• Prose dialogues
• Fables