sebastian brant

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Definition of sebastian brant in English English dictionary

born 1458?, Strassburg died May 10, 1521, Strassburg German poet. He taught law and later was appointed imperial councillor and court palatine by Maximilian I. His varied writings include works on law, religion, politics, and especially morals. His best-known work is The Ship of Fools (1494), an allegory telling of fools on a ship bound for a "fool's paradise." The most famous German literary work of the 15th century, it ridicules the vices of the age and gave rise to a whole school of fool's literature

Hyphenation

Se·bas·tian Brant

Turkish pronunciation

sıbäsçın bränt

Pronunciation

/səˈbasʧən ˈbrant/ /səˈbæsʧən ˈbrænt/