Latin Poetic Translations of the Batrachomyomachia: A Historical Overview

• Autorzy: VANSPAUWEN AÄRON
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The Batrachomyomachia (“the Battle of Frogs and Mice”) is a parody on the Homeric epics. The poem, attributed to Homer, was very popular during the renaissance. This study focusses on the Latin poetic translations of the Batrachomyomachia. The overview given here is the first systematic study of Latin poetic translations of the Batrachomyomachia. It provides an extensive overview of the translations and a discussion of several characteristics of these translations as a whole.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Batrachomyomachia; translation; humanism; Homer; Latin

• Wydawca: Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Eirene. Studia Graeca et Latina
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: 53
• Numer: 1-2
• Strony: 219-237

Twórcy

autor

VANSPAUWEN AÄRON

• KU Leuven – Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, Research Unit of History of Church and Theology, Sint-Michielsstraat 4 – box 3101, 3000 Leuven, Belgium,