IMC 2019: Sessions
Session 735: Roman Classics and Latin Writing in 14th and 15th Century England and Italy
Tuesday 2 July 2019, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | German Historical Institute London (GHIL) |
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Organiser: | Bernhard Hollick, Institut für Altertumskunde, Universität zu Köln / College of Humanities, University of Exeter |
Moderator/Chair: | Cornelia Linde, German Historical Institute, London |
Paper 735-a | Prosodie und Metrik bei Johannes Seguardus (John Seward) (Language: Deutsch) Index terms: Language and Literature - Latin, Learning (The Classical Inheritance) |
Paper 735-b | The Classics in Thomas Brinton's Sermons (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Latin, Learning (The Classical Inheritance), Sermons and Preaching |
Paper 735-c | Fazio degli Uberti visits Rome (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Italian, Language and Literature - Latin, Medievalism and Antiquarianism |
Abstract | Roman poetry was intensively studied in England and in Italy after 1300. However, the efforts of learned clerks and lay men were aimed not only at the scholarly exploration of ancient texts; the classics, too, provided source material and inspiration for new forms of Latin writing, which went far beyond the imitation of older models. Hereby, the developments in England and Italy proceeded relatively independently; it was only in the 15th century that they began to merge on a larger scale. The aim of the session is to throw light on the use of Roman poetry by Fazio degli Uberti, Thomas Brinton, and John Seward. The papers will analyse how these authors developed their literary strategies in dialogue with Ovid, Claudian, and others, and which role medieval school traditions played in this process. This comparison of the Classical reception in different parts of Europe will add to our understanding of the many roots of Renaissance culture. |