20 Milton D. Baumgartner 



lehrten und wohlangesehnen Mann auf das schantlichste in einem 

 Pasquil, Hans Sachs genannt, angegriffen, — und mir durch die 

 grobsten und unflatigsten Columnien die Feder aus der Hand 

 gerissen."^° The theme is the same as in the original. Wernicke 

 is the prince of dulhiess (Erzprietschmeister), and in the form 

 of an anagram two fool roles are assigned to him in the comedy. 

 As " Wecknarr " he is the arch-fool, and as " Narrweck " he is a 

 merry fool of the vulgar type who falls in love with the daughter 

 of a cobbler and marries her. The motives found in Hans Sachs 

 which he borrows are: the crowning of the opponent (with pitch 

 instead of flowers) ; the blessing pronounced by the spirit of Hans 

 Sachs, who crowns him as his successor as king of poets, which 

 runs: 



" Ich segne dich : sey dum 



In lastern sey nicht stum 



Was gleich ist mache krum 



Und frage nichts darum." 



the quotations from and parodies on the works of the opponent 

 (found largely in voluminous foot-notes) ; the accusation of 

 plagiarism (dwelt upon at great length although unfounded) ; the 

 music motive (introducing the bagpipe and the lute) ; the motive 

 that Wernicke's works were unsold (and were in junk shops) ; 

 and finally the personal ridicule of the opponent which deterio- 

 rates into personal abuse. 



b. Bodmer's Connection with Hans Sachs 



The influence of Dryden continued indirectly through the re- 

 vival of Hans Sachs. After the Hamburg literary feud, Hans 

 Sachs disappeared for a time, but was again revived in the next 

 great literary controversy which took place between Bodmer and 

 Gottsched and their allies. In this controversy Bodmer intro- 



40 Hunold refers to the epigram, " An den Deutschen Maevius " begin- 

 ning: 



" Freund hast du keinen Witz, und willst doch etwas schreiben 

 Das dem Verleger nicht soil auf dem Halse Bleiben," 

 which Wernicke directed against him for the numerous attacks since the 

 appearance of Hans Sachs. See Palaestra, p. 42 ff. 



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