Research master thesis | Classics and Ancient Civilizations (research) (MA)
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This thesis explores the polemical function of the Clarorum virorum epistolae (1514) and the Illustrium virorum epistolae (1519), two collections of humanist letters published in the context of the...Show moreThis thesis explores the polemical function of the Clarorum virorum epistolae (1514) and the Illustrium virorum epistolae (1519), two collections of humanist letters published in the context of the Reuchlin affair, a seminal intellectual debate waged on the threshold of the Reformation. It also addresses the question, of how the letter volumes contribute to our current understanding of the process of humanist support in the debate.Show less
