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Date of the event: 23.04.2026 - 30.11.2026
Added on: 23.04.2026

Call for Papers, Terminus 2/27: Wczesny humanizm poza Italią

Type of the event:
Call for papers

Zapraszamy do publikowania w „Terminusie”, kwartalniku wydawanym przez Wydział Polonistyki UJ. Zeszyt 2/2027 ma być poświęcony przede wszystkim tematowi WCZESNY HUMANIZM POZA ITALIĄ

Early Humanism beyond Italy

Emerging in fourteenth- and fifteenth-century Italy, humanism quickly became a phenomenon that exerted influence on other European countries. Awareness of the significance of humanist culture – its ideals as well as the texts discovered and produced by humanists – was present in many regions of Europe even before the decline of medieval cultural dominance. At the same time, various forms of the reception of early humanism contributed to shaping the nascent culture of the Renaissance. For the forthcoming issue of Terminus, we invite submissions addressing the broadly understood problem of the reception and dissemination of early humanism in regions where it had not yet become a dominant cultural paradigm or a fully developed intellectual movement. We are particularly interested in different forms of the circulation of humanist thought, modes of its appropriation, the functions of humanist models, and their presence in manuscript culture. We also encourage reflection on textual variance and the modes of transmission of texts – from manuscript to print.

Submitted articles may address, among other topics, the following issues:

  • humanism in manuscript culture
  • the reception of Italian texts beyond Italy
  • practices of appropriating humanism
  • the use of humanist texts as models of imitation
  • textual variance
  • the coexistence of medieval and humanist cultural models

Submission Guidelines

We accept original, unpublished scholarly articles in Polish and English that fall within the scope of the journal. Submissions should include:

  • the title of the article
  • an abstract (300–500 words)
  • the full article
  • the author’s name, affiliation, and contact details
  • a short biographical note (up to 150 words)

Please send submissions to: karolina.grzybczak@uj.edu.pl

Timeline:

  • submission deadline: 30 November 2026

Information

Added on:
23 April 2026; 10:37 (Barbara Kaszowska-Wandor)
Edited on:
23 April 2026; 10:37 (Barbara Kaszowska-Wandor)

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