italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies
Call for papers
Panel: European Literary and Learned Societies 1400-1700
In the context of:
The Italian Academies 1525-1700: the First Intellectual Networks of Early Modern Europe - International Conference:
Within the context of the Italian Academies Conference that will take place in
However, such organizations are normally studied within their own municipal or national context.
In view of possible future collaborations, the scope of this panel is to bring together scholars working
on similar societies across
What was the nature of such societies? Where did they exist? What were they called? How many members did
they count? Were they protected by authorities? What was their output?
The organizers of this panel welcome proposals on Western, Central, and Eastern European literary and learned
societies, in view of an open debate about informal, yet formalized groups, devoted to the spreading of knowledge, either thorough literature, or performance, or visual arts.
Please, send 200 words abstract to
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