Covered by the ‘canon storm’ of the 1960s, it was easy to lose sight of the fact that there have always been texts for certain people that were considered exceptionally valuable and whose knowledge had a unifying effect. Studies on canons of different epochs, regions, or genres are largely lacking in the field of Neo-Latin literature. The aim of this subproject is to clarify which Neo-Latin texts were attributed greater importance through the canon-building processes, such as editions, translations, and commentaries, inclusion in school or academic curricula, citations in scholarly literature, references in other works, etc. than other texts that did not receive such treatment. Which texts enjoyed such attention only for a limited time or region, which had an impact beyond their epoch or area of origin?

Sub Project 7’s Contributions and Activities