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This comprehensive biography of John Vitez, an instrumental figure of the Early Renaissance, presents a complex picture of cultural, political, and religious developments in Central Europe through one man’s life. Drawing on close study of Vitez’s writings and his various political and artistic networks of influence, Tomislav Matić demonstrates the wide scope of this church leader’s involvement in late medieval Central Europe. Not only were Vitez’s writings a catalyst for the introduction of humanism across the region, he was a patron of the arts, an avid astrologer, a master diplomat, and even a kingmaker, thus central to both political and cultural developments.

Bishops --- Humanists --- HISTORY / Renaissance. --- Early Renaissance, Humanism, Hungary, Central Europe, Catholic Church, diplomacy. --- Scholars --- Archbishops --- Clergy --- Major orders --- Metropolitans --- Orders, Major --- Chaplains, Bishops' --- Episcopacy

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The rebirth of Ancient Greek in Europe was promoted by Humanist education and ideas to such an extent that we can consider the Greek language as a formative element of Humanist culture. Next to Latin, the default common language, a Humanist has to know and use Greek, because he is not, cannot and will not be a barbarian: barbaros ou pelomai, as Julius Caesar Scaliger claimed in his verses in 1600. Wreaths (stephanoi) have been the symbols of the cult of Muses from ancient times. After the love for Greek Muses had been revived by Renaissance Humanist poets and scholars, it has remained with us both in poetic activity and in scholarship. The Hellenostephanos volume presents a collection of papers by scholars who study Humanist Greek, aspiring towards another revival of Hellenism, and trying to avoid being barbarians. The volume includes papers by Christian Gastgeber, Gita Bērziņa, Janika Päll, Charalampos Minaoglou, Erkki Sironen, Kaspar Kolk, Tua Korhonen, Johanna Akujärvi, Bartosz Awianowicz, Jean-Marie Flamand, Walther Ludwig, Alessandra Lukinovich, Martin Steinrück, Tomas Veteikis, Grigory Vorobyev, Vlado Rezar, Pieta van Beek, and Antoine Haaker.

Hellenic languages --- Classical texts --- Literary studies: classical, early & medieval --- Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800 --- Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700 --- Social & cultural history --- Humanism --- Humanist education --- Humanist culture --- Humanist Greek --- Ancient Greek --- Hellenism --- Greeks --- Renaissance humanism --- Classical texts. --- Hellenic languages. --- Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800. --- Social & cultural history. --- Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700. bicssc. --- History --- Europe --- Intellectual life --- Classical texts. bicssc. --- Hellenic languages. bicssc. --- Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800. bicssc. --- Social & cultural history. bicssc. --- Philosophy --- Classical education --- Classical philology --- Philosophical anthropology --- Renaissance --- Council of Europe countries --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Eurasia --- Classical literature. --- Greek language, Modern. --- Social history. --- Civilization --- Cultural history --- Descriptive sociology --- Social conditions --- Social history --- Sociology --- Romaic language --- Literature, Classical --- Literature --- Literature, Ancient --- Greek literature --- Latin literature