Italian Humanist Latin

Italian Humanist Latin

Course Description: In this second term of readings, participants will read selections from the celebrated collection 'Prosatori Latini del Quattrocento' and explore the vitality of Italian Humanist Latin and its intellectual themes between Coluccio Salutati and Antonio Galateo. In two-week units, we will read selections from Leon Battista Alberti, Silvius Aeneas Piccolomini, Leonardo Bruni Aretino, Ludovico Carbone, and Giovanni Pontano. Although this is a continuation of the spring 2025 term, new participants are always welcome.

DETAILS

Level: Intermediate-Advanced Latin reading.

Textbook: Instructor will provide materials.

Sections capped at: 5 students. If the course is sold-out, please fill out this waiting-list form.

When
Fridays, 6:00p.m. U.S. Eastern Time

Cost
$250

Course is at capacity. Please fill out this waiting-list form.

Instructor

John Weretka

John Weretka holds qualifications in medieval history, musicology, art history, theology, and Latin, and is about to complete a Masters degree in Viking Studies. He has taught Telepaideia courses on medieval prose and poetry, including texts such as Donizo’s Vita Matildis, Guy of Amien’s Carmen de Hastingae Proelio, the writings of Athanasius Kircher, and Bede’s Historia Ecclesiastica. John is the convenor of University of Melbourne’s (Australia) Medieval Latin Reading Group and has taught at the Sydney Latin Summer School. Perennially fascinated by languages, his current interests include Classical Syriac, Old Occitan, and Old Norse.

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