| Identifier (Code): | 7 |
| Title: | Quadragesimale novum de filio prodigo |
| Authors: | Johannes Meder |
| Date of composition: | 1494 (Exact) |
| Place of composition: | Basel |
| First edition: | 7/1, Basel, Michael Furter, 1495 Exact |
| Number of editions: | 4 |
| Structure: | Semi-dramatic sermon collection |
| Liturgical relation: |
Reference to the pericope of the day (usually the Gospel)
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| Communicative strategy: |
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| Quoted sources: |
Bernardino da Siena (in the sermon on the Passion)
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| Exempla: |
Each sermon ends with an allegorical vision - some taken from the Bible.
Sermon 1 (Ash Wednesday): the vision refers clearly to Sebastian Brant's Ship of the Fools.
Sermon 34 (Passion Sunday) uses the story of Pyramus and Thisbe (Methamorphosis of Ovid), drawing on Bersuire interpretation (perhaps, mediated by Gritsch) - see on this Delcorno 2009.
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| Bibliography: |
Delcorno 2010-2011 and Delcorno 2018 pp. 310-365
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| Notes: |
The name of the author appers on the third edition (1510).
The date of composition is mentioned in the printed edition.
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| Code | Place | Publishers | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/1 | Basel | Michael Furter | 1495 Exact | * |
| 7/2 | Basel | Michael Furter | 1497 Exact | * |
| 7/3 | Basel | Michael Furter | 1510 Exact | * |
| 7/4 | Paris | Jean Petit | 1511 Exact | * |