Mourning an Oenophile: A Forgotten Mock Epitaph for Dirk Martens by Erasmus
In Petrus Nannius’ posthumously published commentary on Vergil’s Eclogues (Basel: Johannes Oporinus, 1559), one section contains a forgotten mock epitaph ascribed to Erasmus. The short poem, omitted in modern editions of Erasmus’ poetry, is written for a man simply referred to as “Theodoricus”. In t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2024
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Erasmus studies
Year: 2024, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 103-113 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CE Christian art KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance |
| Further subjects: | B
Vergil
B Leuven Collegium Trilingue B Dirk Martens B Epitaph B Petrus Nannius B Humor B Erasmus |
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| Summary: | In Petrus Nannius’ posthumously published commentary on Vergil’s Eclogues (Basel: Johannes Oporinus, 1559), one section contains a forgotten mock epitaph ascribed to Erasmus. The short poem, omitted in modern editions of Erasmus’ poetry, is written for a man simply referred to as “Theodoricus”. In the present article, I offer a diplomatic transcription, translation, and contextualization of the epitaph and the commentary section in which it is imbedded. In my discussion of the epitaph, I identify “Theodoricus” as Dirk Martens of Aalst (Theodoricus Martinus Alustensis/Alostensis), Erasmus’ close friend and the publisher of many of his works. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Erasmus studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18749275-04401001 |