Sebastian brant latinized titio, born 1457 or 1458 in strasbourg, died 10 may 1521 ibid was a german lawyer, professor of law at the university of basel 14891500 and from 1502 until his death in 1521 city syndic and chancellor of the free imperial city. It is the most famous treatment of the ship of fools trope and circulated in numerous translations. Ship of fools is a popular motif in medieval art and literatur. Sep 08, 2002 it is the fools journey spelled out in images that are fun and funny, strange and elegant. May 10, 2019 sebastian brant was a devout loyalist to the holy roman empire.
Oct 25, 2011 at the start of his career, as a young man in his twenties, albrecht durer created a series of woodcuts to illustrate sebastian brants the ship of fools of 1494. Navigating durers woodcuts for the ship of fools the. The fool card has emerged in recent decades as a pivotal figure of the tarot. He felt that the german people would need to cast off decadence and live in a highly moral fashion. Sebastian brant 1458 10 maj 1521 ishte humanist dhe satirik gjerman. Karl goedeke german poets of the sixteenth century with introductions and word explanations, edited by karl goedeke and julius tittmann. Media in category albrecht durer woodcut series narrenschiff the following 96 files are in this category, out of 96 total. Following the first edition, which was printed in 1494 by brants old university friend johann bergmann, brants satire on human foolishness became a european bestseller. Durer scholar rangsook yoon explores the significance of these early pieces and how in their subtlety of allegory they show promise of his masterpieces to come. 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. Prices in gbp apply to orders placed in great britain only. Prices in represent the retail prices valid in germany unless otherwise indicated.
Sebastian brants narrenschiff in deutschen ausgaben des 15. The ship of fools author lcnaf brant, sebastian, 14581521. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Sebastian brant wolfenbutteler abhandlungen zur renaissanceforschung, 26, wiesbaden 2009, s. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Sebastian brant find, read and cite all the research you need on. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. 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. Niederdeutsche studien 41 bohlau, wien 1994 volltext als. Dec, 2019 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Trained in classics and law at the university of basel, brant later lectured in jurisprudence there and practiced law in his native city of strasbourg. Sebastian brant and the ship of fools scihi blogscihi blog. Ai perfundimisht hyri ne universitetin e bazelit ne vitin 1475, fillimisht duke studiuar filozofine dhe pastaj duke u transferuar ne shkollen e juridikut. Narrenschyff ad narragoniam is a satirical allegory in german verse published in 1494 in basel, switzerland, by the humanist and theologian sebastian brant.