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Kappeler, Annette, Jan Lazardzig und Nicola Gess (Hg.). Images d'action: Claude-François Ménestrier’s Theoretical Writings on Festivals and Performing Arts: Translation and Commentary.

Kappeler, Annette, Jan Lazardzig und Nicola Gess (Hg.). Images d'action: Claude-François Ménestrier’s Theoretical Writings on Festivals and Performing Arts: Translation and Commentary / Claude-François Ménestriers fest- und inszenierungstheoretische Schriften: Übersetzung und Kommentar. Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, 2018. [Online-Ausgabe: 2020]

Abstract:
Claude-François Ménestrier (1631–1705), Jesuit, polymath, organiser of festivals, princes’ entries, and ballets, and author of over 150 writings on emblematics, numismatics, heraldry, and a wide variety of festivals and public spectacles, must be considered one of the most influential early modern theoreticians on images, festivals and the performing arts. His work aims to provide a comprehensive overview of mental and material images. This trilingual anthology (in English, French, and German) is the first to present excerpts of Ménestrier’s theoretical writings on festivals and the performing arts in a modern edition. The excerpts are preceded by introductions written by internationally renowned scholars of the early modern period.

Zum Inhalt:
Übersetzung und Kommentar in Englisch und Deutsch der folgenden Schriften:
- Les recherches du blason (1673) / Studies on Heraldry / Untersuchungen zur Wappenkunde
- L’art des emblèmes (1662 / 1684) / The Art of Emblems / Die Kunst der Embleme
- La philosophie des images énigmatiques (1694) / The Philosophy of Enigmatic Images / Die Philosophie der rätselhaften Bilder
- Bibliothèque curieuse et instructive (1704) / Curious and Instructive Library / Kuriose und lehrreiche Bibliothek
- Traité des tournois, joustes, carrousels et autres spectacles publics (1669) / Treatise on Tournaments, Jousts, Carousels, and Other Public Spectacles / Abhandlung über Turniere, Tjoste, Ritterspiele und andere öffentliche Spektakel
- Des ballets anciens et modernes selon les règles du théâtre / Ancient and Modern Ballets According to the Rules of Theatre / Antikes und modernes Ballett nach den Regeln des Theaters
- Des représentations en musique anciennes et modernes (1681) / Ancient and Modern Musical Performances / Über antike und moderne musiktheatrale Darbietungen


Year of publication: 2018

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