Nachleben

See also: nachleben

English

Etymology

German Nachleben (afterlife).

Noun

Nachleben (plural not attested)

  1. The "afterlife" or "post-life" of an author, work, culture, etc, in the sense of the author's posthumous published work or reputation, the culture's influence, etc.
    • 1996, Schmeling, The Novel in the Ancient World, BRILL (→ISBN), page 488:
      For a Nachleben of the Satyrica which has been potent for many centuries we must look first to writers in Italy and France: []
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Nachleben.
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