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Der Mundus Novus des Amerigo Vespucci

Der Mundus Novus des Amerigo Vespucci
Text, Übersetzung und Kommentar
1. Auflage, 2012
Amerigo Vespucci, the Florentine banker who was so filled with enthusiasm for the expeditions he financed that in the second half of his life he started studying cosmography and astronomy, played an important role as outsider and amateur in the history of early discoveries. He was one of the first scientifically interested Europeans to leave the safety of their studies to investigate and describe new and exotic realities at risk of life and limb. Thanks to his rich intellectual background and his position between the culture of Florentine humanism and the experiences of Iberian seafarers he was to become the authentic voice of a new age and a “New World”. Amerigo Vespucci’s “Mundus Novus”, first published in 1502, thus marks a turning-point in the history of Europe. This short Latin text not only communicated the idea of a “New World” but also put an end to the authority of ancient humanistic book-knowledge by launching the empirical method of discoveries. In addition Vespucci’s text represents the archetype of modern adventure and travel stories. The present edition comprises the Latin text, a German translation and a detailed commentary. Two essays throw new light on the cultural importance of both text and author. New linguistic investigations definitively confirm the hitherto contested authenticity of the text.
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Einleitung
Page 11 - 14
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'Mundus Novus ‒ Eine Neue Welt' (lat. Text der Erstausgabe u. deut. Übersetzung). Venezianische Neuübersetzung von Montalboddo (1507). Lateinische Neuübersetzung von Madrignano (1508)
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Kommentar
Page 65 - 156
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Zur Rehabilitierung des Mundus Novus und seines Autors
Page 157 - 169
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Von der Entdeckung einer neuen Welt zur Erfindung eines literarischen Genres
Page 170 - 178
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Tafel Nautischer Daten
Page 179 - 180
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Synopse der erhaltenen Briefe Vespuccis
Page 181 - 185
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Biographische Tafel
Page 186 - 189
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Etappen der Rezeptionsgeschichte
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Literaturverzeichnis
Page 191 - 196
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Edition:
978-3-7001-3069-7, Print, softcover, 01.01.2012
Edition:
978-3-7001-7340-3, eBook, Digital, 08.11.2012
Edition:
1. Auflage
Pages:
196 Pages
Format:
24x16,5cm
Language:
German

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