The uses of humanism Johannes Sambucus (1531 - 1584), Andreas Dudith (1533 - 1589), and the republic of letters in East Central Europe - Almási, Gábor (Brill, 2009)
Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-377) and index
Introduction: on the uses of humanism -- Humanist learning and networks in East Central Europe -- Aspects of East Central European humanist learning -- Humanist networks and the ethos of the republic of letters -- The uses of humanism at the imperial court -- The case of Johannes Sambucus -- An ornament to the imperial court? -- The multiple identities of the humanist : "vates, medicus bonus, historicusque" -- The case of Andreas Dudith -- The curious career of a heterodox humanist -- The making of the humanist : self-fashioning through letters and treatises -- Epilogue: Sambucus and Dudith encounter confessionalisation
Keywords: Zsamboki, Janos / 1531-1584; Dudith, Andras / 1533-1589; Zsámboki, János -- 1531-1584; Dudith, András -- 1533-1589; Habsburg, House of; Sambucus, Johannes -- 1531-1584; Geschichte 1500-1600; Geschichte 1550-1600; PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Humanism; Geschichte; Gesellschaft; Humanism -- Europe, Central -- History -- 16th century; Humanism -- Social aspects -- Europe, Central -- History -- 16th century; Renaissance -- Europe, Central; Humanists -- Hungary -- Biography; Scholars -- Hungary -- Biography; Geistesleben; Humanismus; Ungarn; Ostmitteleuropa; Biografie