"Presenting a range of Neo-Latin poems written by distinguished classical scholars across Europe from c. 1490 to c. 1900, this anthology includes a selection of celebrated names in the history of scholarship. Individual chapters present the Neo-Latin poems alongside new English translations (usually the first) and accompanying introductions and commentaries that annotate these verses for a modern readership, and contextualise them within the careers of their authors and the history of classical scholarship in the Renaissance and early modern period"--
Presenting a range of Neo-Latin poems written by distinguished classical scholars across Europe from c. 1490 to c. 1900, this anthology includes a selection of celebrated names in the history of scholarship. Individual chapters present the Neo-Latin poems alongside new English translations (usually the first) and accompanying introductions and commentaries that annotate these verses for a modern readership, and contextualise them within the careers of their authors and the history of classical scholarship in the Renaissance and early modern period.
An appealing feature of Renaissance and early modern Latinity is the composition of fine Neo-Latin poetry by major classical scholars, and the interface between this creative work and their scholarly research. In some cases, the two are actually combined in the same work. In others, the creative composition and scholarship accompany each other along parallel tracks, when scholars are moved to write their own verse in the style of the subjects of their academic endeavours. In still further cases, early modern scholars produced fine Latin verse as a result of the act of translation, as they attempted to render ancient Greek poetry in a fitting poetic form for their contemporary readers of Latin.
Recenzijos
The collection is varied, with some excellent poems that give us a look at how some of our long-ago colleagues spent their leisure time. The translations are clear and accurate and the notes fill in the background a reader might need ... The bibliographies to each chapter are full and helpful. The book could be a gentle introduction to Renaissance scholarship or to Neo-Latin poetry. For a reader who is already acquainted with one or both of those areas, it is simply a fun read. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review * [ An Anthology of Neo-Latin Poetry by Classical Scholars] offer[ s] unique insights into the long-forgotten poetry that has had such a major influence in shaping the English language. * Sun News Austin * This volume will be a valuable resource for anyone with an interest in the history of literature, education and scholarship. -- L. B. T. Houghton, Honorary Research Fellow in Greek and Latin, University College London, UK This is a very attractive volume, with some well-chosen texts and exemplary discussions. The central point is conclusively demonstrated. * International Journal of the Classical Tradition *
Daugiau informacijos
A collection of Latin poems written by distinguished classical scholars across Europe from c.1490 to 1750, which showcase the expression of scholarly thought in poetic form.
List of Contributors
Preface
Introduction, Stephen J. Harrison (University of Oxford, UK)
1. Poems of Printed Books: The Case of Niccolo Perotti's (1430-1480) Cornu
Copiae, Marianne Pade (Aarhus University, Denmark)
2. The Natalis of Paolo Marsi (1440-1484), Raphael Schwitter (University of
Bonn, Germany)
3. The Verses of Antonio de Nebrija (14441522) on the Philologist's Work of
the Philologist and the Place of Greek, William M. Barton (University of
Innsbruck, Austria)
4. Aldus Manutius (c. 1450-1515), Musarum Panagyris and Other Early Poems,
Oren Margolis (University of East Anglia, UK)
5. An Elegiac Poem by Julius Caesar Scaliger (1484-1558) on Sickness and
Healing, Bobby Xinyue (King's College London, UK)
6. Two Poems by Pietro Vettori (14991585), Agnese D'Angelo (Sapienza
University of Rome, Italy)
7. Jean Dorat (1508-1588): The Latin Lyrics of a Greek Professor, Stephen J.
Harrison (University of Oxford, UK)
8. Janus Dousa (1545-1604): The Satires of a Dutch Scholar, David Andrew
Porter (Hunan Normal University, China)
9. Editing Cicero (and Translating Aratus) in 16th Century Europe: Jan
Kochanowski (1579) and Hugo Grotius (1600), Daniele Pellacani (University of
Bologna, Italy)
10. John Barclay (1582-1621): The Argenis as a Station Scholar's Novel, Ruth
Parkes (University of Wales Trinity Saint David, UK)
11. Spare Muses: Epigrams by the Cambridge Don James Duport (1606-1678),
Thomas Matthew Vozar (University of Hamburg, Germany)
12. Writing a Woman Scholar: Poems Around Birgitte Thott (1610-1662), Trine
Arlund Hass (University of Oxford, UK)
13. The Plinian Dolphin: Johann Matthias Gesner (1691-1761), Carmina, Gesine
Manuwald (University College London, UK)
14. Giovanni Pascoli (1855-1912), Reditus Augusti, an Horatian Mime,
Francesco Citti (University of Bologna, Italy)
Notes
Bibliography
Index
William Barton is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Classical Philology and Neo-Latin Studies, University of Innsbruck, Austria. He is a co-editor of the Bloomsbury Neo-Latin Series.
Stephen Harrison is Professor of Latin Literature at the University of Oxford, UK, Senior Research Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and a co-editor of the Bloomsbury Neo-Latin Series.
Gesine Manuwald is Professor of Latin at University College London, UK, and President of the Society for Neo-Latin Studies (SNLS). She is a co-editor of the Bloomsbury Neo-Latin Series.
Bobby Xinyue is Lecturer in Roman Culture at King's College London, UK, and a co-editor of the Bloomsbury Neo-Latin Series.
