A View from the Palatine: The Iuvenilia of Theodore De Beze

by Theodore Beza, Théodore de Bèze

Renaissance scholars will welcome this fine new translation of the youthful poetry of the Neo-Latin poet and Protestant theologian de Bèze. The poems, epigrams, epitaphs, elegies, sylvae, and prefatory letter to his mentor Melchior Wolmar are presented side-by-side in the original Latin and English translation, followed by lengthy notes and comment

462 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2002

About the author

Theodore Beza (Latin: Theodorus Beza; French: Théodore de Bèze or de Besze) was a French Reformed Protestant theologian, reformer and scholar who played an important role in the Reformation. He was a disciple of John Calvin and lived most of his life in Geneva. Beza succeeded Calvin as a spiritual leader of the Republic of Geneva, which was originally founded by John Calvin himself.

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[Abrahamus]

The collected Latin poetry of French Reformer Theodore Beza, who was a contemporary (though younger by a decade) of John Calvin. Originally published in Beza’s youth (hence the title “Juvenilia”), these poems won him international renown – along with some sharp criticism throughout Beza’s subsequent career (mostly misdirected and politically motivated). Selections from the original collection were republished (in some cases with varying degrees of revision) in several subsequent editions throughout the remainder of Beza’s life. This edition features Beza’s Latin text side-by-side with English translations (supplemented with considerable commentary) by Kirk M. Summers.