Sixtus Birck

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Sixt (us) Birck (occasionally also Sixtus Birk ; * February 24, 1501 in Augsburg ; † June 19, 1554 ibid) was a German teacher, playwright and hymn poet.

Birck studied theology at the universities in Erfurt , Tübingen (since 1522) and Basel . In Basel he was the head of the Latin school between 1530 and 1536 . In 1538 he became rector of the grammar school at St. Anna in Augsburg. At the same time he was the first librarian of the newly founded city ​​library .

Birck wrote his works under the pseudonym Xystus Betulius (“Betula” Latin for “birch”) and addressed biblical subjects in his dramas, to which he gave contemporary references. His Josephs drama is the first poetic treatment of this material. He is regarded as the founder of the German-language school drama , which later established itself as a genre in Jesuit theater.

Works

The overview is arranged according to the date of the first printing, not according to the developed chronology of the creation or the performances:

  • 1532 The history of the pious God-fearing frouwen Susanna / Im M. CCCCC.XXII. Jar / publicly held in Lower Basel / held by the young burgers [also a Zurich reprint, no year, approx. 1544, heavily revised]
  • 1535 Ain marvelous tragedies against idolatry (apart from the prophet Daniel) in it / by what means a right religion in a regiment may be served / to ° Basel on Sunday the new day of Meyens / in 1535 jor / by a young citizen creates there / God zu ° praise and eer openly resounded [on this an Augsburg reprint 1539 under the title ›Beel‹; a Latin translation by Martin Ostermincher 1547]
  • 1537 Svsanna Comœdia tragica [also reprints: Augsburg 1537 and 1541, Zurich 1538, Cologne 1538, 1539 and 1541, Wittenberg 1564]
  • 1538 De vera nobilitate orationes dvae à duobus Iuuenibus nobilem puellam ambientibus apud Senatum Romanum habitæ, autore Bonagarso Pistvriense Iureconsulto, & suæ ætatis Oratore clarißimo. Tota rei actio in lvdi formam redacta [on this an Augsburg reprint from 1540]
  • 1538 Zorobabel. Ain Herrliche Tragoedi drawn from the third book Eßdre. In the event that other noteworthy usability / should be particularly learned / how princely it is / so the princes and superiors receive the divine wars / and that a Gotsäliger may place in honor and worthiness [on this an Augsburg reprint from 1539; a Latin translation by Johannes Entomius as drama sacrvm comicum ]
  • 1539? Ivdith Drama comicotragicvm. Exemplum Reipublice, rectè institutæ. Vnde discitur, quomodo arma contra Turcam sint capienda [Reprint: Cologne 1544 and Augsburg 1585]
  • 1539 Ezechias. A useful short tragedi How to stand up against God in times of war
  • 1539 Joseph Ain sundere funny comedy from the wonderful Hystori of the first book of Mosi / like he sold by his brothers / because his master falsely sued frawen deß adulterous half. And finally the king set a high standard for it was sprayed with many useful empty spaces.
  • 1539 Ivdith Ain useful history / by ain marvelous tragœdi / in spilßweiß für die eyes gestelt / serviceable / how to warssleüfften / especially if one is challenged by the honorable gods / vmb helff to God the Lord pleading [Reprint: Strasbourg 1550 and 1586]
  • 1547 Eva. Mythologia Philippi Melanthonis redacta in Actionem ludicram
  • 1547 Sapientia Salomonis, Drama comicotragicum
  • [1591 Hermann Kirchner's revision printed in Magdeburg]

expenditure

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cf. History of the State and City Library ( Memento of the original from April 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the website of the city of Augsburg. Retrieved September 13, 2009. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www2.augsburg.de
  2. ↑ Publication data from Lähnemann 2006, pp. 318–319.

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personal data
SURNAME Birck, Sixtus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Betulius, Xystus; Birck, Sixt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German playwright and hymn poet
DATE OF BIRTH February 24, 1501
PLACE OF BIRTH augsburg
DATE OF DEATH June 19, 1554
Place of death augsburg