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Vir non vulgari eloquentia: Joachim Hübner’s Elegance of Expression
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SYSNO ASEP 0554716 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve SCOPUS Title Vir non vulgari eloquentia: Joachim Hübner’s Elegance of Expression Author(s) Slavíková, Marcela (FLU-F) SAI, ORCID Source Title Acta Comeniana. - : Filosofický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i. - ISSN 0231-5955
-, 34/58 (2020), s. 49-64Number of pages 16 s. Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country CZ - Czech Republic Keywords Joachim Hübner ; Early modern correspondence in Latin ; Elegant Latin style ; the Hartlib circle ; Latin collocations and idioms ; Expressive and technical Latin vocabulary Subject RIV AI - Linguistics OECD category Specific languages R&D Projects GB14-37038G GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Research Infrastructure LINDAT/CLARIAH-CZ - 90101 - Univerzita Karlova / Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta Method of publishing Metadata only Institutional support FLU-F - RVO:67985955 EID SCOPUS 85133259101 Annotation This paper discusses the Latin style of Joachim Hübner (1611–1666), an important member of the Hartlib circle whom his colleagues valued for his elegance of expression in Latin. Only his letters have survived, among which the 1638–1640 Latin correspondence with Johannes Amos Comenius excels in length and refinement. It appears that in order to achieve such elegance of expression, not only did Hübner use rhetorical devices such as elaborate metaphors and syntax, but that he also employed advanced vocabulary (e.g., expressive, technical, rare and Greek words) which he would hardly have encountered in the usual school curriculum. Careful analysis of Hübner’s vocabulary has revealed his sources: besides a thorough knowledge of Cicero’s phraseology, Hübner knew Erasmus’s Adagia in detail and it is also apparent that he was particularly skilled in the language that was fashionable in contemporary learned correspondence. However, due to Hübner’s tendency to overuse rhetorical devices and unusual vocabulary, his style is ostentatious and at times complex to the point of obscurity. Workplace Institute of Philosophy Contact Chlumská Simona, chlumska@flu.cas.cz ; Tichá Zuzana, asep@flu.cas.cz Tel: 221 183 360 Year of Publishing 2022
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