The end of Latin civilisation or the beginning of the sixth Renaissance?

• Authors: Katarzyna Ochman
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

PL

The article presents a series of five cultural renaissances which took place in the Western World from the 3rd century BC to the 15th–16th centuries AD. One feature which all these renaissances had in common was a type of technological turn which either triggered or helped to spread renewed interest in literature. The end of the 20th century and especially the beginning of the 21st century has been witness to a major technological revolution. Some signs of literary and philological renewal can also be observed, especially in the field of classical studies. All this has led some scholars to believe that we are currently heading for the sixth Renaissance.

Keywords

EN

Renaissance; classical studies; Latin; digital humanities; Latinitas viva

• Publisher: Biuro Upowszechniania i Promocji Nauki PAN
• Journal: Nauka
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 4

Dates

published

2017

online

2018-01-06

Contributors

author

Katarzyna Ochman