An Anthology of Neo-Latin Literature in British Universities ... - 9781350160262

An Anthology of Neo-Latin Literature in British UniversitiesAuthor(s): Gesine Manuwald, Lucy R. Nicholas\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781350160262, 978-1350160262\nSynopsis\nCompiled by a team of experts in the field, this volume brings to view an array of Latin texts produced in British universities from [url] to 1700. It includes a comprehensive introduction to the production of Neo-Latin and Neo-Greek in the early modern university, the precise circumstances and broader environments that gave rise to it, plus an associated bibliography. 12 high-quality sections, each prefaced by its own short introduction, set forth the Latin (and occasionally Greek) texts and accompanying English translations and notes. Each section provides focused orientation and is arranged in such a way as to ensure the volume's accessibility to scholars and students at all levels of familiarity with Neo-Latin. Passages are ta.