Yes, Niklaus Manuel did the same thing in Switzerland that Hans Sachs did in Germany. Both were Reformation dramatists (and comedians). Stylistically very similar. I wonder if they influenced each other.
If we indeed accept the hypothesis that the VM poxleber scribe was influenced by the works of Manuel or Sachs, it must have happened after 1500. I think Sachs started becoming active after 1510, Manuel's works were printed from 1524 onwards. That of course doesn't mean the expletive wasn't known way before that.
If we indeed accept the hypothesis that the VM poxleber scribe was influenced by the works of Manuel or Sachs, it must have happened after 1500. I think Sachs started becoming active after 1510, Manuel's works were printed from 1524 onwards. That of course doesn't mean the expletive wasn't known way before that.