Die europäische Banise - Rezeption und Übersetzung eines barocken Bestsellers

The Asiatische Banise (“The Asian Banise”) (1689), written by Heinrich Anshelm von Zigler und Kliphausen (1663-1697), was the most successful German baroque novel before Goethe’s Werther. Its popularity throughout Europe is further evidenced by the publication of a sequel novel; several operatic versions, stage plays, and poems; as well as translations into Swedish, Russian, Dutch, and French. This interdisciplinary collection documents and analyzes for the first time the singular history of the reception of the Asiatische Banise.


Dieter Martin, University of Freiburg; Karin Vorderstemann, University of Hamburg.