Lucan, Bellum civile 1.60-7 tum genus humanum positis sibi consulat armis inque vicem gens omnis amet; pax missa per orbem ferrea belligeri conpescat limina Iani. sed mihi iam nu Continue Reading →
Kitchen Latin R. Pfeiffer writes the following on the origin of such terms as ‘kitchen Latin’ in the context of the dispute between Lorenzo Valla and Poggio Bra Continue Reading →
On the Origin of ‘Humanism’ I’ve been reading the second volume of R. Pfeiffer’s History of Classical Scholarship (which covers 1300-1850) and thought this was interesting (in hi Continue Reading →
