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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812604803321

Autore

Hessus Helius Eobanus <1488-1540.>

Titolo

King of poets, 1514-1517 [[electronic resource] /] / edited, translated, and annotated by Harry Vredeveld

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2012

ISBN

1-280-99565-3

9786613767264

90-04-22895-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (810 p.)

Collana

The poetic works of Helius Eobanus Hessus ; ; v. 3

The Renaissance Society of America texts and studies series ; ; v. 1

Medieval and rennaissance texts and studies, , 2219-3091 ; ; 215

Altri autori (Persone)

VredeveldHarry

Disciplina

871.04

871/.04

Soggetti

Latin poetry, Medieval and modern - Germany - Erfurt

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes indexes.

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Hymnus Paschalis -- Oratio, Sive Praelectio -- De Vera Nobilitate -- De Generibus Ebriosorum Et Ebrietate Vitanda -- De Vitanda Ebrietate Elegia -- Epistola Italiae Ulricho Hutteno Equite Germano Autore Responsio Maximiliani Augusti Helio Eobano Hesso Autore Hutteni De Eadem Re Epigrammata Aliquot -- Victoria Christi AB Inferis -- Supplementary Notes -- List of Abbreviations -- Index Of Medieval and Neo-Latinwords -- Glossarial Index -- General Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Hailed as “King of Poets” by Johann Reuchlin in 1514, Eobanus Hessus (1488–1540) was eager to build on his fame with a stream of new works: “Easter Hymn,” “On True Nobility,” “On the Avoidance of Drunkenness,” “Response from His Majesty Maximilian” (answering Hutten’s “Letter from Italia”), and the short epic “Christ’s Victory over the Underworld,” as well as a hitherto unknown “Inaugural Lecture” on Cicero and Plautus. In 1515 he anonymously published a mock-quodlibetical speech that applies the scholastic method of argumentation to “The Species of Drunkards.” Eobanus’ first bestseller, this brilliant satire was reprinted well into the eighteenth century. All of



these texts are included in the present volume, along with annotated translations, ground-breaking introductions, and commentary.