A comparision of the translations of Aesop's fables by Martin Luther and Heinrich Steinhöwel

Author

Lloyd Anthony Dyer

Date of Award

8-1994

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Major

German

Major Professor

Chauncey J. Mellor

Committee Members

Nancy Lauckner, John Osborne

Abstract

The aim of this thesis is to show that Martin Luther used the same methods of translation with his translation of Aesop's fables as he did with his translation of the Bible. This is done by comparing his fable translation with that of Heinrich Steinhöwel and the Latin source of both and by examining Luther's letter, "Sendbrief vom Dolmetschen", and his introduction to the fables.

Recommended Citation

Dyer, Lloyd Anthony, "A comparision of the translations of Aesop's fables by Martin Luther and Heinrich Steinhöwel. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 1994.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/11505