This monograph which stands out due to its use of archival documents, editions, translations, commentaries, and interpretations introduces the school principal, Latin poet, and comital treasurer N. Rüdinger, one of the key figures of late Palatine humanism, who has thus far received too little attention. It presents his critical satires, casual poetry, and elegiac bible adaptations in the context of the ancient and early modern periods.

Wilhlem Kühlmann, University of Heidelberg, Germany; Karl Wilhem Beichert, Schefflenz, Germany