@article{kzm 72105, author = {Erik De Bom}, title = {Zoals een mooie maar onbetrouwbare vrouw? De vroegmoderne vertalingen van Justus Lipsius' Monita et exempla politica (1605)}, volume = {62}, year = {2008}, url = {https://openjournals.ugent.be/kzm/article/id/72105/}, issue = {0}, doi = {10.21825/kzm.v62i0.17439}, abstract = {<p>In 1605 the Dutch humanist Justus Lipsius published his last political work,<br>Monita et exempla politica, which served as an illustration of his more famous<br>Politica (1589) and which was dedicated to Archduke Albert of the Southern<br>Netherlands. In this article I present the various early modern translations of<br>this mirror-for-princes. Thereby attention is especially paid to the context in<br>which these translations functioned, the aims of the translators, and the audience<br>for which their work was intended. Lastly, an analysis is given of the<br>way(s) in which the various translators rendered Lipsius's Monita in the vernacular.<br>This overview may be of crucial imporrance for the study of the<br>reception of the Monita, since the history of the Latin original is not necessarily<br>similar to that of the vernacular versions.</p>}, month = {1}, pages = {75-93}, issn = {2736-2175}, publisher={Koninklijke Zuid-Nederlandse Maatschappij voor Taal- en Letterkunde en Geschiedenis}, journal = {Handelingen - Koninklijke Zuid-Nederlandse maatschappij voor taal- en letterkunde en geschiedenis} }