Fruchtbringende Verdeutschung: Linguistik und kulturelles Umfeld der Übersetzung des ‚Novellino‘ (1572) in den ‚Erzehlungen aus den mittlern Zeiten‘ (1624)

This study examines from a cultural and linguistic perspective the Erzehlungen aus den mittlern Zeiten [Hundred Old Tales] (1624), the first German translation of the Italian Novellino (1572). The publication of the Erzehlungen in conjunction with the Fruitbearing Society’s advocacy for language and culture illustrates important and previously neglected aspects of this language society’s translation practice.