Neo-Latin literature and literary culture in early modern Scotland /

Neo-Latin Literature and Literary Culture in Early Modern Scotland' is the first detailed examination of the vibrant culture of literature written by Scots in Latin in the late-sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The essays in this collection draw on several recent ground-breaking research projects...

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Other Authors:	Reid, Steven J. (Editor), McOmish, David (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2016.
Series:	Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 260.
Subjects:	Latin literature, Medieval and modern > Scotland > History and criticism. Latin language > Study and teaching > Scotland. Latin literature, Medieval and modern. Latin language > Study and teaching. Latin language. Scotland. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Summary:	Neo-Latin Literature and Literary Culture in Early Modern Scotland' is the first detailed examination of the vibrant culture of literature written by Scots in Latin in the late-sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The essays in this collection draw on several recent ground-breaking research projects to examine a wide variety of aspects of Scottish Latin culture, including: Scottish participation in Latinate humanist circles across Europe, particularly in France and England; scientific, philosophical and didactic Latin culture in Scotland prior to the Scientific Revolution; and the reception of classical literature in Scotland, particularly Virgil, Horace, and Ovid. It also features in-depth examinations and translated excerpts of several key works, including the 'Delitiae Poetarum Scotorum' (Amsterdam, 1637) and 'The Muses Welcome' (Edinburgh, 1617).