Translingual premodern literature in the digital age: the case of The Seven sages of Rome/Book of Sindbad

Bettina Bildhauer; Jane Bonsall

doi:10.16995/olh.28296

Translingual premodern literature in the digital age: the case of The Seven sages of Rome/Book of Sindbad

Bettina Bildhauer^*, Jane Bonsall

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This introduction lays out the rationale for this special collection: rethinking premodern literary studies on the basis of recent digital opportunities, translingual theories and collaborative methods. It also gives a brief overview over the complex transmission of The Seven sages of Rome/Book of Sindbad story matter.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-19
Journal	Open Library of Humanities
Volume	12
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.16995/olh.28296
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2026

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Seven sages of Rome
Book of Sindbad
Global medieval studies
Digital humanities
Global literature
Transmission
Translingual

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The Seven Sages of Rome: The Seven Sages of Rome: editing and reappraising a forgotten premodern classic from global and gendered perspectives
Bildhauer, B. (PI)
Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/02/23 → 31/01/26
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