APGRD id
8877
Title
Première comédie de Térence, intitulée l'Andrie, nouvellement traduicte de Latin en François, en faveur des bons esprits, studieux des antiques recréations. (1542)
Year
APGRD Notes
Conversely to Estienne's 1541 translation of Andria, published under its Latin title, this prose translation was not meant as a textbook, but as a literary exercise. It was not published by the Estienne family, but by another parisian publisher, Gilles Corrozet, reprinted in 1552 (Paris: Estienne Groulleau).
The translation was prefaced by a dissertation on ancient theatre that Charles Estienne reprinted in 1543, 1548 and 1556 to preface a comedy translated from the Italian, first entitled Sacrifice and later, Les Abusez. Lawton argues for the potential influence of this preface on authors of the Pleiade and Jodelle in particular. Sources: Lawton, Harold W. Térence en France au seizième siècle, éditions et traductions. 1926, pp.439-449, 553 and BNF catalogue général.
The translation was prefaced by a dissertation on ancient theatre that Charles Estienne reprinted in 1543, 1548 and 1556 to preface a comedy translated from the Italian, first entitled Sacrifice and later, Les Abusez. Lawton argues for the potential influence of this preface on authors of the Pleiade and Jodelle in particular. Sources: Lawton, Harold W. Térence en France au seizième siècle, éditions et traductions. 1926, pp.439-449, 553 and BNF catalogue général.
Publication details
Paris: Gilles Corrozet
Languages
French
Ancient works on which this translation is based
URI
https://apgrd.classics.ox.ac.uk/productions/translations/8877