Pornoboscodidascalus Latinus (1624): Kaspar Barth's Neo-Latin Translation of Celestina

by Fernando de Rojas, Enrique Fernçndez Rivera, Enrique Fernández

In 1624 the German erudite Kaspar Barth translated the Spanish book Celestina (1499) into Neo-Latin with the title Pornoboscodidascalus ("teacher of the brothel master"). The translation, intended for the cultivated readers who still used Latin as their lingua franca, contained an extensive prologue and numerous translation notes. This first critical edition of Barth's translation is a valuable tool not only for Celestina scholars,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807892882
• ISBN13: 9780807892886
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Unc Department of Romance Studies
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"