Debtors and Decoctores in the Travelogue of Christopher Harant of Polžice and Bezdružice. Some Examples of How a Humanist Scholar Worked with Primary and Secondary Sources
The article analyses a selected text of the travelogue of Czech nobleman and humanist Christopher Harant of Polžice and Bezdružice (1564–1621). Harant’s information on the ancient Roman custom of punishing debtors by mocking them in the theatre as instituted by the Lex Roscia or Iulia is confused. I...
Main Author: | Markéta Melounová |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | ces |
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Karolinum Press
2017-10-01
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Series: | Acta Universitatis Carolinae: Philologica |
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Online Access: | http://www.karolinum.cz/doi/10.14712/24646830.2017.25 |
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