Luther's Aesop /

Luther's Aesop /

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Author / Creator:	Springer, Carl P. E.
Imprint:	Kirksville, Mo. : Truman State University Press, ©2011.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 249 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Early modern studies series ; 8 Early modern studies series ; 8.
Subject:	Luther, Martin, -- 1483-1546 -- Knowledge -- Fables, Greek. Aesop -- Appreciation -- Germany. Aesop -- Influence. Aesop. Luther, Martin, -- 1483-1546. Aesop's fables. Aesop's fables. German literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Classical influences. Christian literature -- Classical influences. Fables, Greek. Art appreciation. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Germany. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12868763

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ISBN:	9781612480688 1612480683 9780271091303 0271091304 9781612480008 1612480004
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Summary:	Reformer of the church, biblical theologian, and German translator of the Bible Martin Luther had the highest respect for stories attributed to the ancient Greek author Aesop. He assigned them a status second only to the Bible and regarded them as wiser than ";the harmful opinions of all the philosophers."; Throughout his life, Luther told and retold Aesop's fables and strongly supported their continued use in Lutheran schools. In this volume, Carl Springer builds on the textual foundation other scholars have laid and provides the first book in English to seriously consider Luther's fascination with Aesop's fables. He looks at which fables Luther knew, how he understood and used them, and why he valued them. Springer provides a variety of cultural contexts to help scholars and general readers gain a deeper understanding of Luther's appreciation of Aesop.
Other form:	Print version: Springer, Carl P.E. Luther's Aesop. Kirksville, Mo. : Truman State University Press, ©2011

Table of Contents:

Wittenberg and Athens
"The best after the Bible"
Luther the editor
A Lutheran fable book
Luther as Aesop
Appendix A. Other versions of the Coburg fables
Appendix B. Selected Latin poems of Luther
Appendix C. Varia : texts translated in chapter 5.