The Wandering Scholar from Paradise (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Hans Sachs
- First Published: 1880
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Farce
- Time of Work: Sixteenth century
- Setting: Nuremberg, Germany
- Genres: Drama, Farce, Comedy
- Subjects: Rural or country life, Sixteenth century, Germany or German people, Students or student life, Peasantry or peasants, Gifts
- Locales: Germany, Nuremberg, Germany
Characters Discussed
The Wandering Scholar, a witty, unscrupulous student from Paris. Taking advantage of the mistake of a simpleminded widow, who misunderstands his origin as “Paradise” instead of “Paris,” he plays on her sympathies for her departed first husband to wheedle goods and money from her to take to the poor man in Paradise. When the widow’s present husband chases him, he hides the bundle and his identifying yellow scarf, sends the husband on foot across a bog while he “watches the horse,” and then rides merrily away, praising the generosity of both...
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