New Ancient Greek in a Neo-Latin World : The Restoration of Classical Bilingualism in the Early Modern Low Countries and Beyond / Raf Van Rooy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Rooy, Raf, author.

Series:

Latinity and Classical reception in the early modern period.

Latinity and Classical Reception in the Early Modern Period Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bilingualism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 178 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, [2023]

Summary:

Did you know that many reputed Neo-Latin authors like Erasmus of Rotterdam also wrote in forms of Ancient Greek? Erasmus used this New Ancient Greek language to celebrate a royal return from Spain to Brussels, to honor deceded friends like Johann Froben, to pray while on a pilgrimage, and to promote a new Aristotle edition. But classical bilingualism was not the prerogative of a happy few Renaissance luminaries: less well-known humanists, too, activated their classical bilingual competence to impress patrons; nuance their ideas and feelings; manage information by encoding gossip and private matters in Greek; and adorn books and art with poems in the two languagges, and so on. As reader, you discover promising research perspectives to bridge the gap between the long-standing discipline of Neo-Latin studies and the young field of New Ancient Greek studies.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Raf Van Rooy

Copyright Page / Raf Van Rooy

Dedication / Raf Van Rooy

Acknowledgments / Raf Van Rooy

Conventions / Raf Van Rooy

New Ancient Greek in a Neo-Latin World

The Restoration of Classical Bilingualism in the Early Modern Low Countries and Beyond / Raf Van Rooy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

90-04-54790-8