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The uses of humanism : Johannes Sambucus (1531-1584), Andreas Dudith (1533-1589), and the republic of letters in East Central Europe / by Gábor Almási.

Author/creator Almási, Gábor
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoLeiden ; Boston : Brill,
Descriptionxviii, 387 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Series Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; v. 185
Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 185. ^A682319
Contents Introduction: on the uses of humanism -- Humanist learning and networks in East Central Europe -- Aspects of East Central European humanist learning -- Humanist networks and the ethos of the republic of letters -- The uses of humanism at the imperial court -- The case of Johannes Sambucus -- An ornament to the imperial court? -- The multiple identities of the humanist : "vates, medicus bonus, historicusque" -- The case of Andreas Dudith -- The curious career of a heterodox humanist -- The making of the humanist : self-fashioning through letters and treatises -- Epilogue: Sambucus and Dudith encounter confessionalisation.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009039182
ISBN9789004181854 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9004181857 (hbk. : alk. paper)

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