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Poggio Bracciolini (1380-1459) was a pioneer of Quattrocento humanism. He rediscovered many manuscripts of lost Latin classics in libraries north of the Alps, yet spent most of his career as apostolic secretary at the Curia, before returning to Florence as chancellor. His numerous writings document the growth and concerns of the humanist movement and provide an extremely valuable insider perspective on the political and ecclesiastical affairs of his day. Poggio was present at the Church Council of Constance, where in 1417 he delivered a funeral oration for Cardinal Francesco Zabarella. Later in his life, Poggio revisited the genre to write fictitious orations eulogising five of his close friends. The numerous extant manuscripts of these texts demonstrate the enduring appeal of Poggio’s obituary rhetoric, which contributed much to the codification of the genre. The eulogies set forth the characters and careers of six luminaries of the early Quattrocento. Three are intimately connected with the humanist movement in Florence: the scholar and chancellor Leonardo Bruni, the reclusive intellectual arbiter Niccolò Niccoli, and Lorenzo de’ Medici the Elder, the right hand of his brother Cosimo, who established the Medici hegemony. The other two lamented friends, Cardinals Niccolò Albergati and Giuliano Cesarini, represent, just like Zabarella, Poggio’s ideals for Church leadership.

Thematology --- Neo-Latin literature

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Dit boek bevat de eerste Nederlandse vertaling van de Latijnse Kroniek van Eggerik Egges Phebens (1556-1615). Deze kroniek handelt over de vroegste periode van de Tachtigjarige Oorlog in Groningen en in de omliggende provincies, namelijk de jaren 1565 tot 1595. Er zijn in deze provincies weinig literaire geschriften uit deze periode bewaard gebleven. Phebens spreekt met afgrijzen over de ‘akeligste oorlog’ tussen de Staten der Nederlanden en de koning der Spanjaarden. Hij schrijft dat die oorlog met zuivere bedoelingen omwille van de religie en de vrijheid begonnen was. Daarna had deze zich in zijn ogen onnodig lang voortgesleept door wijdverspreide corruptie en door winstbejag en eigenbelang van de oorlogsprofiteurs. Phebens was afkomstig uit het Oldambt, en misschien ook daardoor bijzonder begaan met het trieste lot van de bewoners van het boerenland. Juist zij werden bij voortduren door vriend en vijand belaagd. Het handschrift van de Kroniek is door Eggerik Phebens zelf geschreven en hier en daar door zijn vriend Ubbo Emmius geannoteerd. De Latijnse tekst is in 1867 voor het eerst uitgegeven door de Groninger archivaris H.O. Feith. Deze nieuwe uitgave bevat naast een inleiding over leven en werk van Phebens een Nederlandse vertaling van de Kroniek.

Neo-Latin literature --- History of the Netherlands --- anno 1500-1599

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"Jesuits in the East were a major source of European information on Japan from the late 16th to early 17th century. Not only were they active as missionaries, they also produced linguistic, religious and cultural tracts, regional chronicles, and thousands of Latin plays written in imitation of classical Greco-Roman theatre. An intriguing yet underexplored segment of Jesuit school theatre is that which stages non-classical, non-Western subjects such as Japan, and this volume is the first to present Latin texts of two of these plays alongside full English translations, commentaries and an extensive introduction. The plays in question - Martyrs of Japan and Victor the Japanese - were performed in Koblenz and Munich, in 1625 and 1665 respectively, and have been collected from original 17th-century manuscripts. They were based on specific events which took place in Japan in 1597 and 1613, and their main characters are historical Japanese Catholic converts of the warrior class and their pagan peers. The juxtaposition of the Latin texts and new English translations makes the plays newly accessible to a wide readership, shedding light on the ways in which Western classical humanism rooted in ancient Mediterranean theatre became intertwined with momentous historical developments both in Japan and Europe to produce these unique spectacles. The introduction and commentary examine the historical, cultural and literary contexts and provide guidance on interpretative and stylistic issues, allowing for a rich appreciation of the plays both as loci of classical receptions and as particular receptions of the exotic Orient in early modern Europe."--

Neo-Latin literature --- Jesuit theater --- Jesuit drama --- Latin drama, Medieval and modern --- History --- History and criticism --- Japan --- In literature.

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'The Annals of the War in the Low Countries is one of Hugo Grotius' lesser-known works. Grotius expresses a contrarian view of the early revolt, which he presents not as a united battle for the true faith and the ancient liberties of the land but as a protracted and painful struggle, not only with the great power of Spain, but also with discord, selfishness and religious fanaticism among the Dutch. To convey this complex and controversial vision of the foundational years of the Dutch Republic, Grotius chose the worldview and the prose style of the Roman historian Cornelius Tacitus as his model. His commissioners, however {u2013} the States of Holland {u2013} did not publish the work when it was finished in 1612; it appeared in print posthumously in 1657. This is the first edition of Grotius' then-influential and well-known Annals of the Dutch Revolt since its initial publication. It presents a critical edition of the Latin text, a fresh modern English translation, and an introduction which covers all aspects of the work, from its conception to its modern reception, underlining the importance of reason of state for Grotius' thought in general.' --

Netherlands --- History --- Neo-Latin literature --- Pays-Bas --- Histoire --- Guerre de Quatre-vingts ans -- 1568-1648 --- Raison d'État --- Influence --- Pays-Bas espagnols --- Belgique --- Renaissance. --- Renaissance

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Successeur de Sturm à Strasbourg, Melchior Junius (1545-1604) étudie ici des discours au style direct qu'il prend chez les historiens de son époque. Son analyse rhétorique en identifie chacun des éléments, pas à pas, selon une méthode constante et très pédagogique. Les sept analyses retenues initient à ce mode de lecture oublié mais fructueux, avec des discours tirés de Buchanan (Histoire d'Écosse), de Giovio (Histoire de son temps) et des frères Du Bellay (Mémoires). Au-delà de l'initiation, ce petit volume a aussi valeur de manifeste : il serait temps de se reposer sérieusement la question des liens entre histoire et éloquence, entre « faits » et « dits ». --

Neo-Latin literature --- Critique rhétorique --- Discours latins médiévaux et modernes --- Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin (Medieval and modern) --- Rhetorical criticism. --- Europe --- History