Fascinating stuff, thanks. I've come across Hans Sachs as the author of a version of _Schlaraffenland,_ which as you probably know is the German version of _The Land of Cockayne._ My wife and I perform the earliest known German example, from the mid-13th century, by Peter der Wachtelsack, with music and marionettes. It shares much in common with Sach's poem: the roasted birds that fly in your mouth, the walls made of cake, making fun of the Church, etc. Subscribed. Cheers from cloudy Vienna, Scott
Fascinating stuff, thanks. I've come across Hans Sachs as the author of a version of _Schlaraffenland,_ which as you probably know is the German version of _The Land of Cockayne._ My wife and I perform the earliest known German example, from the mid-13th century, by Peter der Wachtelsack, with music and marionettes. It shares much in common with Sach's poem: the roasted birds that fly in your mouth, the walls made of cake, making fun of the Church, etc.
Subscribed. Cheers from cloudy Vienna, Scott