The purpose of the AANLS is to promote the study and teaching of Latin and Latin-language literature in their Neo-Latin manifestations, from the beginning of Italian humanism until the present day. Despite the sheer size, importance, and longevity of this body of texts, much Neo-Latin literature remains overlooked and in acute need of every kind of scholarly attention, including basic inventorying and editing of texts; application of critical methods old and new; up-to-date translations for a wide audience; and cross-disciplinary linkage of these texts to the variety of fields for which they constitute valuable evidence, including the physical and social sciences as well as the humanities.
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"Colloquia familiaria: a selection" is a
digital archive consisting of several colloquia by Erasmus with introductory
essays, interpretive questions, notes, as well as a brief discussion of current
standards in electronic publication. Created by Jennifer Nelson, a University of
Kentucky graduate student in Classics and Library and Information Science, this
publication is intended to serve a number of purposes: first and foremost, we
want to introduce intermediate Latin students to Erasmus' colloquia. Beyond
that, the goal is to showcase TEI-XML as a text-encoding practice that can
increase the likelihood of long-term preservation of digital documents in the
humanities, and that can accommodate the high standards of resource description
found in library MARC (machine-readable cataloging) records.
At present, this collection includes an excerpt from the initial "Formulae," plus "A Lesson in Manners," "The Girl with No Interest in Marriage," "Inns," and "The Abbot and the Learned Lady". We do invite submissions, however, as we hope that this archive will continue to grow through the contributions of other Erasmus enthusiasts.
The project was completed under the editorial supervision of AANLS member Jane
Phillips (claphil@uky.edu) and Ross Scaife
(Classics, University of Kentucky), with additional technical advising from
Joseph B. Miller (Library and Information Science, University of Kentucky).
All of these materials reside in a single TEI-conformant XML file whose
presentation on the web in HTML format has been effected via TEI-XSL (release
3.0). http://www.stoa.org/colloquia/
RENAISSANCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA PANELS ON ERASMUS
The Erasmus of Rotterdam Society will organize
at least two panels at
the 2005 meeting of the Renaissance Society of America in Cambridge,
England, 7-9 April. For information about the meeting see
http://www.rsa.org/2005cfp.htm
One panel will be devoted to Erasmus as Editor, and will be organized by
Hilmar M. Pabel. He will accept paper proposals (ca. 150 words) until 9 May
2004. Contact him at Department of History, Simon Fraser University,
Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada (pabel@sfu.ca).
A second panel will focus on Erasmus and England. Erasmus papers on other
topics for an additional panel are heartily welcomed. Proposals (ca. 150
words) will be accepted until 9 May 2004 by Jane E. Phillips. Contact her
at Department of Modern and Classical Languages, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KY 40506-0027, USA (claphil@uky.edu).