Liese Dictus (KU Leuven) Erasmus’ sharp pen was a force to be reckoned with by his contemporaries. In his famous Praise of Folly the humanist author spared no one in society, including himself. Similarly, Erasmus proved in his letters that he could deal harsh blows with his pen strokes. A letter to the French humanistContinue reading “Erasmus and Budé: Frenemies forever!”
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At the Dawn of Early Modern Hellenism: Manuel Chrysoloras and the Revival of Greek Studies in Renaissance Europe
Chiara Gazzini (University of Oslo) The Steigenberger Inselhotel on Lake Constance, formerly a Dominican monastery, holds a copy of an epitaph ascribed to the Italian humanist Pier Paolo Vergerio (1370–1444/45). Originally placed near the altar of the monastery, the inscription was on the gravestone of a Greek who died in Constance on 15 April 1415Continue reading “At the Dawn of Early Modern Hellenism: Manuel Chrysoloras and the Revival of Greek Studies in Renaissance Europe”
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