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Neo-Latin studies defines the study of Latin and its literature from the Italian Renaissance to the present day. This discipline covers many centuries, different subject matter, and a very wide geographical spread across Europe.
The study of Neo-Latin began to gain momentum as a specific topic in the 1970s. The International Association for Neo-Latin Studies was founded on the 2nd of May 1971, leading to a series of conferences that transformed scattered interest into a formal academic discipline.
The relevance of Neo-Latin studies to other areas of enquiry declines after 1800 because Latin had become much more marginal to the production of knowledge in Europe. Knowledge production shifted toward national languages and vernaculars during the nineteenth century, causing the vast body of Neo-Latin texts to lose its central position in academic discourse.
Notable academics including Ingrid De Smet, Jozef IJsewijn, and Milena Minkova contribute to the field. These scholars work alongside institutes like the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Neo-Latin Studies to support academic inquiry.
Essential journals like Humanistica Lovaniensia: Journal of Neo-Latin Studies provide open access to current research. Series such as Noctes Neolatinae and Europa Humanistica sustain ongoing scholarly dialogue while editions from I Tatti Renaissance Library at Harvard University Press make texts available to students.