Timeline
Lifetime:
1457 -
1521
Passed: ≈
503 years ago
Title
Writer
Country/Nationality
Sebastian Brant
Books by Sebastian Brant
Narrenschyff ad Narragoniam
Satire
Non-Fiction
Essays
Morality
Social criticism
Satire
Medieval
German Literature
15th Century
Narrenliteratur
Typology of Fools
Ship of Fools
Late Medieval Culture
Sebastian Brant's 'Narrenschiff' is a late medieval satire that takes the form of a ship carrying over 100 fools on a journey to the fictional land of 'Narragonia.' Through a series of witty and often acerbic verses, Brant critiques the follies and v...