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Record Number: 2830 Author(s)/Creator(s): Morrall , Eric John. Contributor(s): Title: Selbstmord und amor illicitus in der Übersetzungsliteratur von Niklas von Wyle, Arigo, Albrecht von Eyb und Johann Seider. Zu "Eurialus und Lucrecia," "Guiscard und Ghismonda," und "Amor und Psyche" Source: Zeitschrift für deutsche Philologie 117, 3 ( 1998): Pages 381 - 398. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Adultery Lucretia (Ancient Figure) Psyche (Literary Figure) Scismonde, Princess of Salerno (Literary Figure) Sexuality Suicide Women in Literature Award Note: Geographic Area: Germany;Italy Century: 15 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: The article deals with tales of illegitimate love by Aeneas Silvius (,Historia de duobus amantibus‘), Boccacia (,Decameron‘ IV,1) and Lucius Apuleius (,Metamorphoses‘ IV.28–IV.24), and with the early German translation of these works. Variations in the treatment of suicide in the tales are examined in the context of attitudes towards this mortal sin in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. [Reproduced from the journal page on the Zeitschrift Für Deutsche Philologie website: https://www.zfdphdigital.de/inhalt.html.] Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Durham Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1998. Language: German ISSN/ISBN: 00442496

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