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Ippolita Maria Sforza, student and patron of Greek in Milan KU Leuven
When ancient Greek heritage was rehabilitated in the Renaissance, its students were first and foremost aspiring humanists, and, almost as a rule, men. An early exception was Ippolita Maria Sforza (1445–88), the eldest daughter of the Duke of Milan, Francesco I Sforza. I argue that she not only studied the Greek language but also acted as a patron of Greek studies. Sforza's double role is confirmed by two Greek grammars dedicated to her and ...
Early modern terminology for dialect: Denigration, purism, and the language-dialect dichotomy KU Leuven
The French aorist in sixteenth-century grammar, or how to make the best of a bad Greek concept KU Leuven
New Ancient Greek in a Neo-Latin world: The restoration of classical bilingualism in the early modern Low Countries and beyond KU Leuven
The present volume outlines research perspectives on the restoration of classical bilingualism in the early modern period. The active use of Ancient Greek during and after the Renaissance has been attracting increasing attention over the past few years, but the phenomenon’s strong embeddedness in Neo-Latin culture has been taken somewhat for granted. Likewise, many Neo-Latinists have neglected the pervasive Greek element of Renaissance humanism ...