PopClandSATYRICON · Popular readers and clandestine literature: the case of an early modern translation of Petronius’ Satyricon into Italian (17th C.)
„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“
- Период
- 2016-10-01 → 2018-09-30
- Финансиране от ЕС
- 185 076 €
- Участници
- 1
- Схема
- MSCA-IF-EF-CAR
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Накратко на български
Анонимен италиански превод на античния римски роман „Сатирикон“ от 17-ти век се анализира от езиков и исторически план. Това помага да се разбере как забранената литература е достигала до читателите, които не са владеели латински език.
Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.
Резултати накратко
Popular readers and clandestine literature: the case of an early modern translation of Petronius’ Satyricon into Italian (17th C.)
The two-year project aimed at a comprehensive study (that is, from a palaeographic, linguistic, philological, historical and socio-cultural point of view) of a document that has never been studied before: a 17th-c. manuscript bearing an anonymous translation into Italian of Petronius’ ‘Satyricon’. The ‘Satyricon’ (or ‘Satyrica’), commonly ascribed to the Roman Petronius Arbiter (d. 66 CE), is one of the earliest works classifiable as a novel and is considered a masterpiece of the Latin literature, if not of literature itself. Since 1559 the ‘Satyricon’ was forbidden by the Roman Inquisition for its transgressive contents. Nevertheless, throughout the 17th C. Petronius’ work (in Latin) enjoyed impressive success in Italy as well as in Northern Europe. In all probability, the manuscript translation, that currently belongs to the Biblioteca Angelica of Rome, represents a clandestine publication, hand-copied to avoid censorship. The project was hosted at the CRH (Centres de Recherches Historiques) of the EHESS (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales) in Paris within the Grihl (‘Groupe de Recherches Interdisciplinaires sur l'Histoire du Littéraire’), an interdisciplinary research group exploring literary practises in their social and historical context. One of the main project goals was to assess how the translator adapted a sophisticated work such as the ‘Satyricon’ to a public of non-Latined readers. The project also aimed at an overall evaluation of Petronius’ reception as a forbidden author.
Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз
Цел на проекта
The project aims at an in-depth inquiry into a 17th-century unpublished manuscript bearing the translation of Petronius’ Satyricon into Italian. The translation represents a unique document, not only because it is likely to be the first version of Petronius into a modern language, but also because it proves the diffusion of the Satyricon even within the public of popular readers.The Satyricon - commonly ascribed to Petronius Arbiter (c. 27-66 AD) - is one of the earliest works classifiable as a novel and is considered a masterpiece of the Latin literature, if not of literature itself. Because of its erotic and irreverent contents, in the age of the Counter-Reformation the Satyricon was included in the list of the books forbidden by the Catholic Church. But, for the very same reason, in the 17th Century, Petronius enjoyed great success among French and Italian libertine élites (freethinkers). Surprisingly enough, the Italian translation proves that Petronius’ forbidden novel also reached un-latined readers. In fact, the material features of the manuscript show that the translation was copied by a professional scribe for clandestine diffusion and that it actually circulated across Italy. Moreover, the quality of the translation shows that its anonymous author was not a person of letters or a scholar, since in several passages he completely misunderstands Petronius’ text. Further, the Italian used by the translator displays regional (Venetian) elements that are far from the Italian literary tradition.The research will be conducted by the means of an interdisciplinary approach, combining the research methods of philology, linguistics, history of the book, history of literature and socio-cultural history.The project will bring a substantial contribution in the field of Early Modern History, showing the emergency of the new public of popular readers and concretely tracking down the circulation of heterodox ideas in the Age of the Counter-Reformation.
Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).
Участници
- ECOLE DES HAUTES ETUDES EN SCIENCES SOCIALES · ParisКоординаторФранция
Връзки
Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз