Socrates mainomenos or the dialogues of Diogenes of Sinope
Socrates mainomenos or the dialogues of Diogenes of Sinope. A novel by Christoph Martin Wieland is from an old manuscript . It was published by Weidmanns Erben und Reich in Leipzig in 1770 . In Wieland's last edition it appeared in 1795 under the title Nachlass des Diogenes von Sinope. Thoughts on an old label .
preface
An editor's fiction is constructed in a preface : the narrator reports on having stumbled across the estate of Diogenes von Sinope in an old monastery library , namely a Latin translation of the Arabic translation of the Greek original, which he translated into German . He wanted to correct the negative image that many have of Diogenes.
content
In individual episodes, some of which are reproduced in dialogue form , Diogenes describes encounters with fellow human beings. Regardless of his strange behavior, he appears again and again as a reasonable, philanthropic and above all frugal person. In an ironic tone he reveals the weaknesses of his fellow men.
literature
- Jutta Heinz (Ed.): Wieland manual. Life, work, effect. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2008, pp. 274–284. ISBN 978-3-476-02222-6 .