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Geert Roskam Plutarch's Maxime cum principibus philosopho esse disserendum
an interpretation with commentary
The question of the political relevance of philosophy, and of the role which the philosopher should play in the government of his state, was often discussed in Antiquity. Plato's ideal of the philosopher-king is well-known, but was precisely his failure to realise his political ideal in Syracuse not the best argument against the philosopher's political engagement? Nevertheless, Plato's ideal remained attractive for later Greek thinkers. This is illustrated, for instance, by one of Plutarch's short...
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Engels | 252 pagina's (PDF, 3,9 MB) | Universitaire Pers Leuven, Leuven | 2017
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Andrea Alciati Andreae Alciati contra vitam monasticam epistula
Criticism of monastic life by one of Europe's major Renaissance figures. In his letter Against Monastic Life (1514-17) Andrea Alciato, an Italian jurist and writer famous for his Emblemata, urges his friend Bernardus Mattius to reconsider his choice of monastic life. Alciato makes his argument by criticizing religious superstition, the Church's hierarchy, and monastic practices, particularly the Franciscans' hypocrisy, wealth, and divisiveness. Instead, he defends a stoic, civic humanism. Due to...
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Latijn | Engels | 144 pagina's (PDF, 2 MB) | Universitaire Pers Leuven, Leuven | 2017
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Juan Maldonado Spanish humanism on the verge of the picaresque: Juan Maldonado's Ludus chartarum, Pastor bonus, and Bacchanalia
The 16th-century humanist Juan Maldonado in his Latin essays foreshadows the Spanish picaresque. Like Erasmus, with whom he corresponded,Maldonado advocated the use of Latin in a wide-range of activities. Maldonado's Pastor Bonus, a lengthy open letter to a bishop, reviews in a vivid and satirical style the abuses of the churchmen in his diocese. His ludus chartarum is framed as a colloquium similar to Vives' on the subject, entertaining while teaching a Latin terminology for card playing. His Bacchanalia,...
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Latijn | Engels | 298 pagina's (PDF, 14 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017
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Scottish Latin authors in print up to 1700
a short-title list
The first-ever bibliography of Scottish Latin authors in print. The work of the Latin writers of Scotland has suffered a neglect which its variety, copiousness, and intrinsic interest do not deserve. Their importance, and the importance of Latin as a literary language, is beginning to be recognized by scholars. Researchers from the universities of Glasgow and St. Andrews have now prepared the first-ever bibliography of Scottish Latin in print - unique both in its focus on the many works written in...
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Engels | 400 pagina's (PDF, 2 MB) | Universitaire Pers Leuven, Leuven | 2017
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The early modern cultures of neo-Latin drama
The vitality and power of expression of Neo-Latin Drama. The essays in this collection all illustrate the vitality of Neo-Latin drama in early modern Europe, arising from its productive combination of classical models with deep-rooted vernacular traditions. While the plays were often composed in the context of a school or university setting, the dramatists seldom neglected the need to appeal to a broad audience, including non-Latinists. Yet the use of Latin, and the ambiguity of a plurivocal literary...
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Engels | 232 pagina's (PDF, 2,9 MB) | Universitaire Pers Leuven, Leuven | 2017
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Medieval manuscripts in transition
tradition and creative recycling
Manuscripts constitute the source material par excellence for diverse academic disciplines. Art historians, philologists, historians, theologians, philosophers, book historians and even jurists encounter one another around the codex. The fact that such an encounter can be extremely fertile was demonstrated, during an international congress in Brussels on November 5-9, 2002. A record of the discussions can be found in this volume of the Mediaevalia Lovaniensia. The editors selected those lectures...
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Engels | Frans | 384 pagina's (PDF, 5,8 MB) | Universitaire Pers Leuven, Leuven | 2017
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Michiel Meeusen Plutarch's science of natural problems
a study with commentary on quaestiones naturales
The role of natural science in the Roman Imperial Era. In his Quaestiones naturales, Plutarch unmistakably demonstrates a huge interest in the world of natural phenomena. The work of this famous intellectual and philosopher from Chaeronea consists of forty-one natural problems that address a wide variety of questions, sometimes rather peculiar ones, pertaining to ancient Greek physics, including problems related to the fields of zoology, botany, meteorology and their respective subdisciplines. By...
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Engels | 556 pagina's (PDF, 2,6 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017
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A versatile gentleman
consistency in Plutarch's writing; studies offered to Luc van der Stockt on the occasion of his retirement
Essays on erudite versatility in Plutarch's works. Plutarch was a brilliant Platonist, an erudite historian, a gifted author of highly polished literary dialogues, a priest of Apollo at Delphi, and a devoted politician in his hometown Chaeronea. He felt confident in the most technical and specialized discussions, yet was not afraid of rhetorical generalizations. In his voluminous oeuvre, he appears as a sharp polemicist and a loving father, an ardent pupil but also a kind, inspiring teacher, a sober...
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Engels | 310 pagina's (PDF, 1,4 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017
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An Leysen Brave Thumbelina
Uit de knop van een bloem groeit een piepklein, dapper meisje. Haar moeder noemt haar Thumbelina. Prentenboek naar het klassieke sprookje met sfeervolle kleurenillustraties. Vanaf ca. 5 t/m 8 jaar.
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Engels | 50 pagina's | Clavis, New York | 2018
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Kevin Crossley-Holland Norse myths
tales of Odin, Thor and Loki
De Noorse goden Thor, Loki en Odin beleven allerlei avonturen waarbij hun sluwheid goed van pas komt. Hervertelling van de Noorse mythen met veel illustraties. Vanaf ca. 10 jaar.
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Engels | 239 pagina's | Walker Studio, London | 2017
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My first Picture Dictionary
English-Farsi
Beeldwoordenboek met alfabetisch de Engelse woorden, plus onder elke Engels woord de vertaling in Farsi. Vanaf ca. 4 t/m 6 jaar.
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Engels | Perzisch (Farsi) | 92 pagina's | Biblio Bee Publications, Harrow | 2017
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Just look'n learn English picture dictionary
Beeldwoordenboek. Bij elke afbeelding staat een woord en een zin waarin dit woord voorkomt.
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Engels | 95 pagina's | The McGraw-Hill Companies, New York | 2017
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Sedat Turhan | Patricia Billings New bilingual visual dictionary
English-Arabic
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Engels | Arabisch | 139 pagina's | Milet, Horsham | 2017
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Kwame Alexander | Chris Colderley | Marjory Heath Wentworth Out of wonder
Poems celebrating poets
Gedichten over beroemde dichters die voor de auteurs een bron van inspiratie zijn, als eerbetoon. Met kleurrijke illustraties.
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Engels | 10 pagina's | Candlewick Press, Somerville, Massachusetts | 2017
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Hans Christian Andersen Classic fairy tales
Negen sprookjes van Andersen, enigszins bewerkt. Veel tekst en paginagrote illustraties
Engels | White Star Kids, Milan, Italy | 2017
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Charles Santore Aesop's fables
A collection of short moral tales first told by the Greek slave Aesop
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Engels | 50 pagina's | Sterling Children's Books, New York | 2017
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Amanda Lovelace The princess saves herself in this one
Gedichten met gevoelige onderwerpen, zoals seksueel (kinder)misbruik, pesten, zelfverminking, eetstoornissen en alcoholisme.
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Engels | 199 pagina's | Andrews McMeel Publishing, Kansas City, Missouri | 2017
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