Neo-Latin Literature and Literary Culture in Early Modern Scotland (Brill's Studies in Intellectual History)

Neo-latin Literature And Literary Culture In Early Modern Scotland' Is The First Detailed Examination Of The Vibrant Culture Of Literature Written By Scots In Latin In The Late-sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries. The Essays In This Collection Draw On Several Recent Ground-breaking Research Projects To Examine A Wide Variety Of Aspects Of Scottish Latin Culture, Including: Scottish Participation In Latinate Humanist Circles Across Europe, Particularly In France And England; Scientific, Philosophical And Didactic Latin Culture In Scotland Prior To The Scientific Revolution; And The Reception Of Classical Literature In Scotland, Particularly Virgil, Horace, And Ovid. It Also Features In-depth Examinations And Translated Excerpts Of Several Key Works, Including The 'delitiae Poetarum Scotorum' (amsterdam, 1637) And 'the Muses Welcome' (edinburgh, 1617). Introduction / Steven J. Reid -- France Through The Eyes Of Scottish Neo-latinists: Snapshots From The Delitiae Poetarum Scotorum / Steven J. Reid -- A Community Of Scholarship: Latin Literature And Scientific Discourse In Early Modern Scotland / David Mcomish -- The Scottish Fourth Eclogue / L.b.t. Houghton -- Peter Goldman: A Dundee Poet And Physician In The Republic Of Letters / William Poole -- The King Returns: The Muses' Welcome (1618) / Roger P.h. Green -- Andrew Melville, The Anti-tami-cami-categoria And The English Church / Robert Cummings -- A Classic Send-off: The Funeral Oration Of George Keith Fourth Earl Marischal (1623) / Miles Kerr-peterson -- Arthur Johnston (c.1579-1641): A Scottish Neo-latin Poet In Europe / Alexander Farquhar -- Arthur Johnston's Dedication To The Delitiae Poetarum Scotorum / Gesine Manuwald -- James Dundas On Seneca, Descartes And The Fall / Alexander Broadie -- The Decline Of Latin In The Scottish Universities / Ralph Mclean. Edited By Steven J. Reid And David Mcomish. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Acknowledgements vii Abbreviations and Conventions viii Notes on Contributors x Introduction / Steven J. Reid 1 1. France through the Eyes of Scottish Neo-Latinists: Snapshots from the 'Delitiae Poetarum Scotorum' / Steven J. Reid 10 2. A Community of Scholarship: Latin Literature and Scientific Discourse in Early-Modern Scotland / David McOmish 40 3. The Scottish Fourth Eclogue / L. B. T. Houghton 74 4. Peter Goldman: A Dundee Poet and Physician in the Republic of Letters / William Poole 100 5. The King Returns: 'The Muses' Welcome' (1618) / Roger P. H. Green 126 6. Andrew Melville, the 'Anti-Tami-Cami-Categoria', and the English Church / Robert Cummings 163 7. A Classic Send-Off: The Funeral Oration of George Keith, Fourth Earl Marischal (1623) / Miles Kerr-Peterson 182 8. Arthur Johnston (c. 1579–1641): A Scottish Neo-Latin Poet in Europe / Alexander Farquhar 203 9 .Arthur Johnston’s 'Dedication' to the 'Delitiae Poetarum Scotorum' / Gesine Manuwald 223 10. James Dundas on Seneca, Descartes and the Fall / Alexander Broadie 247 11. The Decline of Latin in the Scottish Universities / Ralph McLean 264 Index 285 Neo-Latin Literature and Literary Culture in Early Modern Scotland is the first detailed examination of the vibrant culture of literature written by Scots in Latin in the late-sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The essays in this collection draw on several recent ground-breaking research projects to examine a wide variety of aspects of Scottish Latin culture, including: Scottish participation in Latinate humanist circles across Europe, particularly in France and England; scientific, philosophical and didactic Latin culture in Scotland prior to the Scientific Revolution; and the reception of classical literature in Scotland, particularly Virgil, Horace, and Ovid. It also features in-depth examinations and translated excerpts of several key works, including the Delitiae Poetarum Scotorum (Amsterdam, 1637) and The Muses'Welcome (Edinburgh, 1618). Contributors are: Alexander Broadie, Robert Cummings, Alexander Farquhar, Roger Green, L.B.T. Houghton, Miles Kerr-Peterson, Ralph McLean, David McOmish, Gesine Manuwald, William Poole, and Steven J. Reid. Neo-Latin Literature and Literary Culture in Early Modern Scotland is the first detailed examination of the vibrant culture of literature written by Scots in Latin in the late-sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The essays in this collection draw on several recent ground-breaking research projects to examine a wide variety of aspects of Scottish Latin culture, including: Scottish participation in Latinate humanist circles across Europe, particularly in France and England; scientific, philosophical and didactic Latin culture in Scotland prior to the Scientific Revolution; and the reception of classical literature in Scotland, particularly Virgil, Horace, and Ovid. It also features in-depth examinations and translated excerpts of several key works, including the Delitiae Poetarum Scotorum (Amsterdam, 1637) and The Muses' Welcome (Edinburgh, 1618). Contributors are: Alexander Broadie, Robert Cummings, Alexander Farquhar, Roger Green, L.B.T. Houghton, Miles Kerr-Peterson, Ralph McLean, David McOmish, Gesine Manuwald, William Poole, and Steven J. Reid "Neo-Latin Literature and Literary Culture in Early Modern Scotland is the first detailed examination of the vibrant corpus of literature written by Scots in Latin in the late-sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The essays in this collection draw on several recent ground-breaking research projects to examine a wide variety of aspects of Scottish Latin culture, including: Scottish participation in Latinate humanist circles across Europe, particularly in France and England; scientific, philosophical and didactic Latin culture in Scotland during the Scientific Revolution; and the reception of classical literature in Scotland, particularly Virgil, Horace, and Ovid. It also features in-depth examinations and translated excerpts of several key works, including the Delitiae Poetarum Scotorum (Amsterdam, 1637) and The Muses' Welcome (Edinburgh, 1617)"--Page 4 of cover The first detailed examination of the vibrant culture of literature produced by Scots in Latin in the late-sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.