Sebastian Brant
Brant (also Sebastien Brandt) was a satirical poet whose work Das Narrenschiff -- The Ship of Fools-- is the most famous German literary work of its time. Published in 1494, it tells the story of a sailing vessel taking a shipload of fools to a fool's paradise. Each of more than 100 characters embodies a particular facet of foolishness: drunkenness, lechery, greed, etc. Das Narrenschiff was very popular and gave rise to a movement of "fool's literature."
Important Dates
Died: May 10, 1521
On the Web
Catholic Encyclopedia: Sebastian Brant
Concise bio by Arthur F. J. Remy includes a brief overview of Ship of Fools.Sebastian Brant: The Fool
Nine images of text and illustrations from various editions of Ship of Fools, provided online at The Visual Telling of Stories site.
In Print
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Ship of Fools
by Sebastian BrantSebastian Brant's the Ship of Fools in Critical Perspective, 1800-1991
(Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture)
by John Van Cleve
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