Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Isaac Casaubon (1559-1614) was one of Europe’s greatest Protestant scholars during the late Renaissance and was renowned for his expert knowledge of the early history of the church. Today, however, most of Casaubon’s books remain unread, and much of his vast archive remains unexplored. Grafton and Weinberg’s close examination of his papers reveal for the first time that Casaubon’s scholarship was broader and richer than anyone has previously suspected, and they present a Casaubon not found in earlier literature: one who used Jewish materials to illuminate, and at times to transform, scholars’ understanding of of early Christianity; and one who, at the end of his life, worked with a little-known Jewish scholar in order to master parts of the Talmud, which few Christians could study on their own. Most importantly , this book shows that a Christian scholar of the European Renaissance could explore—and develop striking sympathy and affection for—the alien world and worship of the Jews.

Old Testament scholars --- Christian Hebraists --- Hebraists, Christian --- Hebraists --- Bible scholars (Old Testament) --- Scholars, Old Testament --- Biblical scholars --- Casaubon, Isaac, --- Misoponeri satyricon --- Bible --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- History

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Pourquoi, à l’automne de la Renaissance, Isaac Casaubon, intellectuel protestant, brillant et peu fortuné, décida-t-il de se consacrer aux textes grecs au point d’être salué par ses contemporains comme le meilleur helléniste de sa génération ? Quelle représentation se faisait-il de ces textes ? Comment justifia-t-il, à ses propres yeux comme à ceux d’autrui, de s’y spécialiser ? Hélène Parenty mène l’enquête sur ces questions et montre que, plus généralement, c’est la conception que l’on se fait à l’époque de l’étude des lettres – irréductible à notre moderne littérature – qui est en jeu. Grammaire ou polymathie, philologie ou “studia humanitatis” : cette science aux contours flous, peu valorisée institutionnellement, est en quête d’identité. Promouvoir le grec, à travers des discours, mais surtout des pratiques, c’est aussi en définir la discipline et lui ménager une place dans l’architecture des savoirs.

Classicists --- Classical philology --- History and criticism. --- Casaubon, Isaac, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- History and criticism --- Criticism and interpretation --- Biography. --- Protestants --- Spécialistes de lettres classiques --- Philologie ancienne --- Biography --- Biographies --- Histoire et critique --- Classical scholars --- Classics scholars --- Hellenists --- Latinists --- Philologists --- Scholars --- Philology, Classical --- Classical antiquities --- Greek language --- Greek literature --- Greek philology --- Humanism --- Latin language --- Latin literature --- Latin philology --- Misoponeri satyricon --- Casaubon, Isaac --- Classicists - Biography --- Classical philology - History and criticism --- Casaubon, Isaac, - 1559-1614 - Criticism and interpretation --- Casaubon, Isaac, - 1559-1614