Die Europaische Banise: Rezeption Und Ubersetzung Eines Barocken Bestsellers

The Asiatische Banise ( The Asian Banise ) (1689), written by Heinrich Anshelm von Zigler und Kliphausen (1663-1697), was the most successful German baroque novel before Goethe s Werther. Its popularity throughout Europe is further evidenced by the publication of a sequel novel; several operatic ver [...]
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The Asiatische Banise ( The Asian Banise ) (1689), written by Heinrich Anshelm von Zigler und Kliphausen (1663-1697), was the most successful German baroque novel before Goethe s Werther. Its popularity throughout Europe is further evidenced by the publication of a sequel novel; several operatic versions, stage plays, and poems; as well as translations into Swedish, Russian, Dutch, and French. This interdisciplinary collection documents and analyzes for the first time the singular history of the reception of the Asiatische Banise."