Top Ten Fictional Narratives in Early Modern Europe : Translation, Dissemination and Mediality /

This volume examines the ten most popular fictional narratives in early modern Europe between 1470 and 1800. Each of these narratives was marketed in numerous European languages and circulated throughout several centuries. Combining literary studies and book history, this work offers for the first t...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors:	Blom, Helwi (Editor), Richter, Anna Katharina (Editor), Schlusemann, Rita (Editor), Wierzbicka-Trwoga, Krystyna (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2023]
Subjects:	European fiction > History and criticism. European fiction > Translations > History and criticism. Narration (Rhetoric) > History. Book History. Early Modern Literature. Mediality. Translation. Roman européen > Histoire et critique. Roman européen > Traductions > Histoire et critique. Narration > Histoire. LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory. European fiction Narration (Rhetoric) European literary identity. Printing. transmission of narratives. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction / Rita Schlusemann, Helwi Blom, Anna Katharina Richter, and Krystyna Wierzbicka-Trwoga
The European Diffusion of Aesopus / Julia Boffey
The Wheel of Fortune and Mans Trust in God. On the Framing of Apollonius of Tyre in Its European Transmission / Anna Katharina Richter
The Dissemination and Multimodality of Historia septem sapientum Romae / Rita Schlusemann
Griseldis - a Flexible European Heroine with a Strong Character / Rita Schlusemann ; with a Contribution on Griseldis in Scandinavia by Anna Katharina Richter
Transcultural Reynaert. Dissemination and Peritextual Adaptations between 1479 and 1800 / Rita Schlusemann
The Greatest Story Ever Sold? Marketing Melusine Across Early Modern Western, Northern, and Central Europe / Lydia Zeldenrust
Legendary Love. The Wide Appeal of Pierre de Provence et la belle Maguelonne in Early Modern Europe / Helwi Blom
Charting Amadis de Gaules Commercial Success in Early Modern Europe / Jordi Sánchez-Martí
Fortunes Calling. Translating and Publishing Fortunatus in Early Modern Europe / Helwi Blom ; with a Contribution on the Polish Translation of Fortunatus by Krystyna Wierzbicka-Trwoga
Ulenspiegels Tricky Power / Krystyna Wierzbicka-Trwoga ; with a Contribution on Ulenspiegel in Scandinavia by Anna Katharina Richter.