Ulrich gaier, sebastian brants narrenschiff and the humanists, pmla may. Sebastian brants narrenschiff in deutschen ausgaben des 15. In the spirit of the 1874 edition, the text of the ship of fools itself has been retained exactly as it stands, even to the punctuation. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Following the first edition, which was printed in 1494 by brant s old university friend johann bergmann, brant s satire on human foolishness became a european bestseller. Ship of fools is a satirical allegory in german verse published in 1494 in basel, switzerland, by the humanist and theologian sebastian brant. Prices in represent the retail prices valid in germany unless otherwise indicated. A few typographical errors in the 1874 introduction have been corrected. Sebastian brant was a devout loyalist to the holy roman empire. Niederdeutsche studien 41 bohlau, wien 1994 volltext als. The ship of fools author lcnaf brant, sebastian, 14581521. Original leaf with two woodcuts from sebastian brant s nauis stultifera collectanea. Narrenschyff ad narragoniam is a satirical allegory in german verse published in 1494 in basel, switzerland, by the humanist and theologian sebastian brant.
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Sebastian brant also brandt was an alsatian humanist and satirist. Sebastian brant also brandt 1458 10 may 1521 was a german humanist and satirist. Buy 1, get 1 at 5% off add 2 to cart see all eligible items. The ship of fools, the most popular german literary work of the 15th century. Sebastian brant brant, sebastian, 14581521 the online. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Returning to strasbourg, he was made syndic of the town, remaining there for the rest of his. The ship of fools, volume 1 by sebastian brant free ebook. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. Many scholars1 view him as an essentially medieval mind,2 longingly and resignedly looking towards the past, and only accidentally helping to usher in the new age. Sebastian brant find, read and cite all the research you need on. The work concerns the incidents on a ship carrying more than 100 people to narragonia, the fools paradise, and is an unsparing, bitter, and sweeping satire, especially of the. He felt that the german people would need to cast off decadence and live in a highly moral fashion. Prices in gbp apply to orders placed in great britain only.
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