Velschberger, der#

Velschberger, der, presumedly Bavarian-Austrian author of farcical stories in the 15th century; stories known under his name include "Wolf und Pfaffe" ("Wolf and Parson") and "Von den alten boesen Weibern" ("Of old evil women"), a grotesque coarse caricature of old women, who are portrayed, for example, as the pawns of the devil.

Edition: A. v. Keller (ed.), Erzaehlungen aus alt-deutscher Zeit, 1855.

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