{"product_id":"staging-luther-four-plays-by-hans-sachs-9781506485584","title":"Staging Luther: Four Plays by Hans Sachs","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe book contains four plays written by Hans Sachs, a troubadour, playwright, shoemaker, and important compatriot and supporter of Martin Luther.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnlike Sachs' well-known poem \"The Wittenberg Nightingale\" (also included here in a new translation), the 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe plays are full of scriptural references and are generally written as dialogs between a Luther supporter and a Catholic cleric. Inevitably the Luther supporter wins the argument, but not without some name-calling and strong derision towards the Papist discussant!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn addition to the plays, the book provides historical commentary on the importance of Sachs' support of Luther, as well as annotations related to the translation and word choices along with cultural information to support the translations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is an important scholarly contribution to the ongoing work of reformation scholarship in the English language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fortress Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781506485584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.58h x 5.59w x 1.02d","brand":"Annis N. Shaver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43096194351285,"sku":"9781506485584","price":27.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2ffbd8d0-1c89-4ffb-9e7b-ec80b8240347.jpg?v=1692803439","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/staging-luther-four-plays-by-hans-sachs-9781506485584","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}