Athens in Rome, Rome in Germany
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Athens in Rome, Rome in Germany

Nicodemus Frischlin and the Rehabilitation of Aristophanes in the 16th Century

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Athens in Rome, Rome in Germany

Nicodemus Frischlin and the Rehabilitation of Aristophanes in the 16th Century

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The bawdy comedies of Aristophanes gradually began to attract more attention among learned circles in the later 16th century. This trend culminated in 1586, when Nicodemus Frischlin produced new and strikingly original Latin versions of five plays by Aristophanes. With this work Frischlin completely recast the place of Aristophanes in the Republic of Letters, forcing readers to approach him as a dramatist of tremendous contemporary relevance. Frischlin was able to rehabilitate Aristophanes by calling attention both to the practical advice his plays could give on the administration of a res publica, and to the light they could shed on serious problems concerning rhetorical education and political discourse within the troubled Holy Roman Empire under Rudolf II. This work aims to restore Frischlin's translations to their rightful place of honor within the broader reception tradition of Aristophanes and Old Comedy, while analyzing them within the context of Frischlin's own longstandingcampaigns for educational and political reform.

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Publisher
Narr Francke Attempto Verlag
Year
2015
ISBN
9783823379232
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literary Criticism History & Theory
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Impressum
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. A Note on Orthography and Translation
  6. Chapter I Introduction
  7. Chapter II Translation Theory and Translation as Interpretation in Frischlin’s Aristophanes
  8. Chapter III Education and Rhetoric in Frischlin’s Translations
  9. Chapter IV Nationalism and the Politics of the Holy Roman Empire in Frischlin’s Translations
  10. Chapter V The Reception of Frischlin’s Aristophanes
  11. Chapter VI Conclusion
  12. Bibliography
  13. Index