Weltliche Freuden im Bannkreis der letzten Vier Dinge. Renward Cysats Tragicocomedi Convivii Process (1593)

Greco-Kaufmann, Heidy (2021). Weltliche Freuden im Bannkreis der letzten Vier Dinge. Renward Cysats Tragicocomedi Convivii Process (1593). In: Ridder, Klaus; Lübke, Beatrice von; Neumaier, Michael (eds.) Religiöses Wissen im mittelalterlichen und frühneuzeitlichen Schauspiel (pp. 195-215). Basel: Schwabe 10.31267/978-3-7574-0059-0

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Worldly pleasures under the spell of the last four things. Renward Cysat’s tragicomedy “Convivii Process”(1593).
Renward Cysat’s tragicomedy “mirror of abundance and abuse in favour of the belly and worldly pleasures” (“Convivii Process”), an adaptation of the French allegory La Condamnation de Banquet, was staged in Lucerne during carnival in 1593. The nucleus of the plot of both plays is simple: excessive eating and drinking brings about visitations of the personified diseases and death. The plays end with a trial and condemnation of gluttony. The French author considers revelry merely as a health issue whereas Cysat, town clerk of the municipality and director of the prestigious wine market plays, interprets the vice of Gula and affiliated misbehavior in a much wider context. In addition to the threat of physical health he points out the social aspects of vicious habits, such as poverty, neglect and moral decay, and depicts the dreadful consequences for the afterlife. Purposeful introducing religious knowledge Cysat transforms the carnival play into a medium of propaganda for the catholic reform and the spiritual guidance provided by the Jesuits.

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