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Humanism and Christian letters in early modern Iberia (1480-1630)

The essays offered in this volume examine the influence of Christian Latin Literature, whether biblical, patristic, scholastic or humanistic, upon the Latin and vernacular letters of the Iberian Peninsula in the period 1480 to 1630. The contributions have been organized into three thematically coherent groups, dealing Other transmission and translation, adaptation, and visual representation. The first two articles (González Vega and Coroleu) are concerned, respectively, Other Nebrija's biblical ...Read more...

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Even though humanism derived its literary, moral and educational predilections from ancient Greek and Roman models, it was never an inherently secular movement and it soon turned to religious questions.Read more...

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"This work gives us a richly varied set of studies examining the many-sided inheritance and transmission of, and response to, the Christian Latin literary tradition across the centuries and across the whole Iberian Peninsula, ranging from Isidore of Seville to Velazquez and from medieval pietism to Renaissance Christian humanism. The many angles of approach present new readings of big names and introduce others so far little remembered to a wider readership. Highly stimulating in its range, variety, and many insights." -R. W.Truman, Oxford University "The transformation of biblical and later Christian sources in humanist thought and cultural production was an essential feature of the European Renaissance. The essays in the present volume survey various forms of religious influence on a wide range of scholarly and artistic domains in Spain and Portugal, taking account of both Latin and vernacular sources. This important collection offers nothing less than a fresh panoramic perspective on the intellectual history of early modern Iberia." -Andrew Laird, Professor of Classical Literature, Warwick University "This volume has attracted many of the leading scholars in the field and is notable for its breadth-it does not limit itself to the canonical works and is not just Spanish-focused-as well as the rich variety of the studies within it. The studies I have read are meticulously researched, lucidly written and present exciting, new ideas even on well known areas of study, such as the writings of San Juan de la Cruz and the painting of Velazquez. Like the other volumes of studies that Taylor and Coroleu have co-edited, this volume will be widely quoted and will help to set the agenda for other scholars working on Spanish and indeed European humanism." -Dr Jonathan Thacker, Fellow and Tutor in Spanish, Merton College, OxfordRead more...