1624-1631

1624-1631Martin Opitz (15971639), poet, literary reformer, diplomat and cultural politician, is known as the Father of German Poetry. As an important representative of Late European Humanism he did in fact write a large proportion of his works in Latin, a fact of which hitherto little account has been taken. The present edition publishes all his Latin texts, including numerous newly discovered writings; they are translated and provided with a detailed

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encounters with animals—wild and domestic

They also highlight lessons relevant to contemporary developing nations

its essence remains the same: family and friends feasting together in a spirit of gratitude to God

Donini concentrates on the interaction between leading Aristotelians and Platonists and demonstrates that the developments of both systems of thought were heavily influenced by a continuous confrontation between the two schools

From personalized doctor’s visits to therapeutic dance classes

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and Other Essays Stephen Orgel brings together twelve essays that consider the complex nature of Shakespearean texts

designed to serve—and largely carried out by—the poor themselves

Dryden and the Tradition of Panegyric explores the intriguing relationship between two distinct literary forms: the epic and panegyric

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tens of millions of adults approaching their sixties and seventies in this decade do not know how to age