The idealised representation of the otium litteratum as a privileged and sheltered space for intellectual work coexists in Erasmus with the concrete immersion in the frenetic activity of the new publishing industry and the bitter disputes it produces. Faced with the repressive action of the great political and religious institutions of the age of confessionalisation, intellectuals of early modern age sometimes took refuge in a private or restricted space. From the end of the 17th century onwards, some of them redefine their role thanks to the expansion of the publishing market and the transformations of the 'République des Lettres': taking on the function of opinion leaders who spread new scientific and religious, ethical and political paradigms, these intellectuals effectively pave the way for the Enlightenment age.
University of Siena, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-4971-0877
Chapter Title
Ozio e lavoro intellettuale tra Erasmo e la République des Lettres
Authors
Stefano Brogi
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0319-7.55
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2024
Copyright Information
© 2024 Author(s)
Content License
Metadata License
Book Title
Idee di lavoro e di ozio per la nostra civiltà
Editors
Giovanni Mari, Francesco Ammannati, Stefano Brogi, Tiziana Faitini, Arianna Fermani, Francesco Seghezzi, Annalisa Tonarelli
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
1894
Publication Year
2024
Copyright Information
© 2024 Author(s)
Content License
Metadata License
Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0319-7
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0245-9
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0319-7
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-0320-3
Series Title
Studi e saggi
Series ISSN
2704-6478
Series E-ISSN
2704-5919