Comitas, Veracitas, Urbanitasque – Three Pillars of Human Communication and their Modification in Neo-Latin Literature Cover Image

Comitas, veracitas urbanitasque – tri piliere ľudskej komunikácie a ich modifikácia v novolatinskom písomníctve
Comitas, Veracitas, Urbanitasque – Three Pillars of Human Communication and their Modification in Neo-Latin Literature

Author(s): Katarína Karabová
Subject(s): History
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: Rhetorical virtues; neo-Latin literature; ethical disputation

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to deal with three homiletic virtues – comitas (kindness), veracitas (truthfulness) and urbanitas (ingenuity). In the first part, the author aims at a definition of these terms at Ancient writers and in the Middle Ages to be able to specify in a detail how discussed terms wereperceived in neo-Latin literature. Except for Ancient authorities, she also uses younger writings that are focused on this matter. A deeper analysis is applied for the ethical disputation from 1642 that concerns itself with three mentioned virtues in human communication.

  • Issue Year: XXXIV/2014
  • Issue No: Suppl. 1
  • Page Range: 177-186
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Slovak