An Anthology of European Neo-Latin Literature

Compiled by a team of international experts, this volume showcases the best of the huge abundance of literature written in Latin in Europe from about 1500 to 1800. A general introduction provides readers with the context they need before diving into the 19 high-quality short Latin extracts and English translations. Together these texts present a rich panorama of the different literary genres, styles and themes that flourished at the time, and include authors such as Erasmus, Buchanan, Leibniz and Newton, along with less well-known writers.From the vast array of material available, a varied and meaningful sample of texts has been carefully curated by the editors of the volume. Passages not only exhibit literary merit or historical importance, but also illustrate the role of the complete texts from which they have been selected in the development of Neo-Latin literature. They reflect the wide range of authors writing in Latin in early modern Europe, as well as the importance of Latin in the history of ideas.As with all volumes in the series, section introductions and accompanying notes on every text provide orientation on the material for students.>

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• Authors: Daniel Hadas, Gesine Manuwald, Lucy R Nicholas
• Assisted by: Daniel Hadas (Editor), Daniel (King's College London Hadas (Editor), Dr. Gesine (Senior Lecturer in Latin Language and Literature Manuwald (Editor), Gesine Manuwald (Editor), Dr Lucy R. (King's College London Nicholas (Editor), Lucy R. Nicholas (Editor), Bobby Xinyue (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9781350157293
• ISBN: 978-1-350-15729-3
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Bloomsbury Neo-Latin Series: E; Bloomsbury Neo-Latin Series: Early-Modern Texts and Anthologies; Bloomsbury Neo-Latin Series: Early Modern Texts and Anthologies
• Subjects: Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Fiction > Narrative literature; European History, Latin, HISTORY / Europe / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Ancient & Classical, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Latin, Classical texts, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Ancient, classical and medieval texts