Ottoman Eurasia in early modern German literature : cultural translations (Francisci, Happel, Speer) / Gerhild Scholz Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scholz Williams, Gerhild, 1942- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Francisci, Erasmus, 1627-1694.

Happel, Eberhard Werner, 1647-1690.

Speer, Daniel, 1636-1707.

German literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.

German literature.

Turks in literature.

Civilization--Turkish influences.

German literature--Early modern.

Literature.

Speer, Daniel, 1636-1707--Criticism and interpretation.

Speer, Daniel.

Happel, Eberhard Werner, 1647-1690--Criticism and interpretation.

Happel, Eberhard Werner.

Francisci, Erasmus, 1627-1694--Criticism and interpretation.

Francisci, Erasmus.

Civilization.

Criticism and interpretation.

Turkey--In literature.

Turkey.

Germany--Civilization--Turkish influences.

Germany.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

vii, 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2021.

Summary:

"Even a casual perusal of seventeenth-century European print production makes clear that the Turk was on everyone's mind. Europe's confrontation of and interaction with the Ottoman Empire in the face of what appeared to be a relentless Ottoman expansion spurred news delivery and literary production in multiple genres, from novels and sermons to calendars and artistic representations. The trans-European conversation stimulated by these media, most importantly the regularly delivered news reports, not only kept the public informed but provided the basis for literary conversations among many seventeenth-century writers, three of whom form the center of this inquiry: Daniel Speer (1636-1707), Eberhard Werner Happel (1647-1690), and Erasmus Francisci (1626-1694). The expansion of the Ottoman Empire during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries offers the opportunity to view these writers' texts in the context of Europe and from a more narrowly defined Ottoman Eurasian perspective. "-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Talking About The Enemy: Erasmus Francisci's (1627

1694) Writings About The Turk

2. The Turk In Fact And Fiction: Eberhard Werner Happel (1647

1690)

3. Crossing Borders: The Adventures Of Speer's Improbable Heroes, Simplicissimus And Eulenspiegel.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Scholz Williams, Gerhild, 1942- Ottoman Eurasia in early modern German literature

ISBN:

9780472132416

0472132415

OCLC:

1162986947

Publisher Number:

99988118806