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The uses of humanism : Johannes Sambucus (1531-1584), Andreas Dudith (1533-1589), and the republic of letters in East Central Europe /

Through the case studies of two Hungary born humanists, Johannes Sambucus and Andreas Dudith, this book explores the world of late-sixteenth century East Central European humanism, presenting the ways a scholarly culture became meaning and sellable for a wide group of learned elite.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Almási, Gábor
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
Colección:Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 185.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: on the uses of humanism
  • Humanist learning and networks in East Central Europe
  • Aspects of East Central European humanist learning
  • Humanist networks and the ethos of the republic of letters
  • The uses of humanism at the imperial court
  • The case of Johannes Sambucus
  • An ornament to the imperial court?
  • The multiple identities of the humanist : "vates, medicus bonus, historicusque"
  • The case of Andreas Dudith
  • The curious career of a heterodox humanist
  • The making of the humanist : self-fashioning through letters and treatises
  • Epilogue: Sambucus and Dudith encounter confessionalisation.