His father, James Stanyhurst, was Recorder of Dublin, and Speaker of the Irish House of Commons in 1557, 1560 and 1568.[1] His grandfather was Nicholas Stanihurst, Mayor of Dublin in 1543. His mother was Anne Fitzsimon, daughter of Thomas Fitzsimon, Recorder of Dublin. Richard was sent to Peter White's Kilkenny College after which, in 1563, he continued to University College, Oxford, where he took his degree five years later. At Oxford, he became intimate with Edmund Campion. After leaving the university he studied law at Furnival's Inn and Lincoln's Inn. He contributed in 1587 to Holinshed's Chronicles "a playne and perfecte description" of Ireland, and a History of Ireland during the reign of Henry VIII, which were severely criticized in Barnabe Rich's New Description of Ireland (1610) as a misrepresentation of Irish affairs written from the English standpoint.[1] They also caused offence to Catholics for their anti-Catholic perspective.[2] After the death of his wife, Janet Barnewall, daughter of Sir Christopher Barnewall (whom he praised warmly in his contribution to Holinshed), in 1579, Stanyhurst went to the Netherlands. After his second marriage, which took place before 1585, to Helen Copley, he became active in the Catholic cause.[1] He lived in the bishopric of Liège, where he got in touch with the Paracelsan movement gathered around Ernest of Bavaria (1554–1612). From then, Stanihurst analysed the relationships between medicine and chemistry.[citation needed]
In the early 1590s, he was invited to Spain by King Philip II, who became seriously ill. Stanihurst worked at the great alchemical laboratory in El Escorial. At the same time, he informed the state of Catholics' interest in England. After his wife's death in 1602 he took holy orders, and became chaplain to the Archduke Albert of Austria in the Netherlands.[1] He had two sons, Peter and William Stanyhurst, both of whom became Jesuits.
Stanihurst translated into English The First Foure Bookes of Virgil his Aeneis (Leiden, 1582), to give practical proof of the feasibility of Gabriel Harvey's theory that classical rules of prosody could be successfully applied to English poetry. The translation is an unconscious burlesque of the original in a jargon arranged in what the writer called hexameters. Thomas Nashe in his preface to Greene's Menaphon ridiculed this performance as his
"heroicall poetrie, infired ... with an hexameter furie
a patterne whereof I will propounde to your judgements. Then did he make heaven's vault to rebounde, with rounce robble hobble
Of ruffe raffe roaring, with thwick thwack thurlery bouncing."
This is a parody, but not a very extravagant one, of Stanyhurst's vocabulary and metrical methods.
Only two copies of the original Leiden edition of Stanyhurst's translation of Virgil are known to be in existence. In this edition, his orthographical cranks are preserved. A reprint in 1583 by Henry Bynneman forms the basis of James Maidment's edition (Edinburgh, 1836), and of Edward Arber's reprint (1880), which contains an excellent introduction. Stanyhurst's Latin works include De rebus in Hibernia gestis (Antwerp, 1584) and a life of St Patrick (1587).[1]
A new edition of Stanihurst's controversial Latin history of Ireland was created in 2013 by Hiram Morgan and John Barry for Cork University Press under the title, Great Deeds in Ireland: Richard Stanihurst's De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis. This work is a product of the Centre for Neo-Latin Studies at University College Cork.
References
^ abcdefOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Stanyhurst, Richard". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 784.
^Burton, Edwin Hubert (1912). "Richard Stanyhurst" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Further reading
Colm Lennon, Richard Stanihurst the Dubliner, 1547-1618: A Biography, with a Stanihurst Text, on Ireland's Past, Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1981.
Colm Lennon, "Richard Stanihurst," The Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 281: British Rhetoricians and Logicians, 1500–1660, Second Series, Detroit: Gale, 2003, pp. 296–303.
Colm Lennon, "Richard Stanihurst and Old English Identity," Irish Historical Studies, vol. 21, 1978, pp. 121–143.
Colm Lennon, "Richard Stanihurst's 'Spanish Catholicism': Ideology and Diplomacy in Brussels and Madrid," Irland y la monarcquía Hispánica: Kinsale 1601-2001, Madrid, 2002, pp. 75–88.
John Barry & Hiram Morgan, Great Deeds in Ireland: Richard Stanihurst's De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Cork, Cork University Press, 2013.
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Richard Stanyhurst 1547 1618 was an Anglo Irish alchemist translator poet and historian who was born in Dublin Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksLife EditHis father James Stanyhurst was Recorder of Dublin and Speaker of the Irish House of Commons in 1557 1560 and 1568 1 His grandfather was Nicholas Stanihurst Mayor of Dublin in 1543 His mother was Anne Fitzsimon daughter of Thomas Fitzsimon Recorder of Dublin Richard was sent to Peter White s Kilkenny College after which in 1563 he continued to University College Oxford where he took his degree five years later At Oxford he became intimate with Edmund Campion After leaving the university he studied law at Furnival s Inn and Lincoln s Inn He contributed in 1587 to Holinshed s Chronicles a playne and perfecte description of Ireland and a History of Ireland during the reign of Henry VIII which were severely criticized in Barnabe Rich s New Description of Ireland 1610 as a misrepresentation of Irish affairs written from the English standpoint 1 They also caused offence to Catholics for their anti Catholic perspective 2 After the death of his wife Janet Barnewall daughter of Sir Christopher Barnewall whom he praised warmly in his contribution to Holinshed in 1579 Stanyhurst went to the Netherlands After his second marriage which took place before 1585 to Helen Copley he became active in the Catholic cause 1 He lived in the bishopric of Liege where he got in touch with the Paracelsan movement gathered around Ernest of Bavaria 1554 1612 From then Stanihurst analysed the relationships between medicine and chemistry citation needed In the early 1590s he was invited to Spain by King Philip II who became seriously ill Stanihurst worked at the great alchemical laboratory in El Escorial At the same time he informed the state of Catholics interest in England After his wife s death in 1602 he took holy orders and became chaplain to the Archduke Albert of Austria in the Netherlands 1 He had two sons Peter and William Stanyhurst both of whom became Jesuits He never returned to England and died at Brussels according to Anthony a Wood 1 Works EditStanihurst translated into English The First Foure Bookes of Virgil his Aeneis Leiden 1582 to give practical proof of the feasibility of Gabriel Harvey s theory that classical rules of prosody could be successfully applied to English poetry The translation is an unconscious burlesque of the original in a jargon arranged in what the writer called hexameters Thomas Nashe in his preface to Greene s Menaphon ridiculed this performance as his heroicall poetrie infired with an hexameter furiea patterne whereof I will propounde to your judgements Then did he make heaven s vault to rebounde with rounce robble hobbleOf ruffe raffe roaring with thwick thwack thurlery bouncing This is a parody but not a very extravagant one of Stanyhurst s vocabulary and metrical methods Only two copies of the original Leiden edition of Stanyhurst s translation of Virgil are known to be in existence In this edition his orthographical cranks are preserved A reprint in 1583 by Henry Bynneman forms the basis of James Maidment s edition Edinburgh 1836 and of Edward Arber s reprint 1880 which contains an excellent introduction Stanyhurst s Latin works include De rebus in Hibernia gestis Antwerp 1584 and a life of St Patrick 1587 1 A new edition of Stanihurst s controversial Latin history of Ireland was created in 2013 by Hiram Morgan and John Barry for Cork University Press under the title Great Deeds in Ireland Richard Stanihurst s De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis This work is a product of the Centre for Neo Latin Studies at University College Cork References Edit a b c d e f One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Stanyhurst Richard Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 25 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 784 Burton Edwin Hubert 1912 Richard Stanyhurst In Herbermann Charles ed Catholic Encyclopedia Vol 13 New York Robert Appleton Company Further reading EditColm Lennon Richard Stanihurst the Dubliner 1547 1618 A Biography with a Stanihurst Text on Ireland s Past Dublin Irish Academic Press 1981 Colm Lennon Richard Stanihurst The Dictionary of Literary Biography Volume 281 British Rhetoricians and Logicians 1500 1660 Second Series Detroit Gale 2003 pp 296 303 Colm Lennon Richard Stanihurst and Old English Identity Irish Historical Studies vol 21 1978 pp 121 143 Colm Lennon Richard Stanihurst s Spanish Catholicism Ideology and Diplomacy in Brussels and Madrid Irland y la monarcquia Hispanica Kinsale 1601 2001 Madrid 2002 pp 75 88 John Barry amp Hiram Morgan Great Deeds in Ireland Richard Stanihurst s De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis Cork Cork University Press 2013 External links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to Richard Stanihurst The Alchemical Works of Richard Stanyhurst Stanyhurst Richard Dictionary of National Biography London Smith 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