Publications
Publications (selection)
BOOKS
- Fortiter in Fide. Jano Panonio. Un humanista en la corte del papa Pablo II, Sevilla, Cypress Cultura, 2023.
- Un libro sobre Janus Pannonius, Madrid, Guillermo Escolar, 2023.
- Hernando Colón y la Biblioteca Colombina. Ultreia, Valencia, 2024. ISBN: 978-84-125879-5-1.
Edition for the first time of the historical speeches that Janus Pannonius gave in Rome in 1465.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15827241
Biographical study of Janus Pannonius, with special emphasis on his literary production, his transmission and the cultural impact of his appearance in Quattrocento Europe.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15827099
The publication examines Hernando Colón’s innovative bibliographic project and brings to light previously unexplored materials essential to understanding the transmission of knowledge in early modern Europe.
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TEXT-EDITIONS
- Jano Panonio. Epigramas y elegías a partir del legado sevillano. Cypress, Sevilla 2025.
- Jano Panonio. Panegírico a Guarino de Verona. Themata, Sevilla 2025.
The publication presents the first Spanish translation of Janus Pannonius poems preserved in Seville and provides a detailed study of their transmission and reception, highlighting the unique role of Hernando Colón’s collections in safeguarding Hungary’s most important Latin-language poet.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14929424
This volume provides a critical translation of Janus Pannonius Panegyric to Guarino, interpreting the text as a key document of fifteenth-century humanist education and intellectual culture, and making it accessible to Spanish readers for the first time.
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PAPERS AND CHAPTERS (SELECTION)
• «On the Spirituality of Janus Pannonius», Revista Española de Teología 83.1, 2023, 79-92.
The Hungarian humanist Janus Pannonius (1434-1472) served as John III, Bishop of Pécs (Hungary) between 1459 and 1472. Nevertheless, in the important legacy that he left behind as a writer, we find very little texts that make direct reference to his spirituality. In fact, for various reasons—among them, the abundant presence of classical mythology in his work—there has been an inclination to view Janus Pannonius as an author far removed from the Christian faith. In addition to examining and questioning this hypothesis, this article aims to better understand the spirituality of this influential writer and bishop, above all by analyzing his Elegy n. 30, sometimes entitled Ad animam suam.
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• «Sincerus nullos affectus computat annos. Analysis of Janus Pannonius’ Elegy 24 with special attention to the version preserved in the ms. Seville, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, 7-1-15», Studia Philologica Valentina 25, 2023, 169-184.
Despite his short life, Janus Pannonius (1434-1472), the Hungarian humanist, was one of the most enduring Neo-Latin poets in Central Europe. In his literary legacy we find works of poetic excellence such as Elegy 24, the threnos for the death of his deceased mother (Elegy 24). The present article aims both to analyse the very fruitful use of classical motives in the elegy and to emphasise the relevance of the version of the poem preserved in the ms. Sevilla, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, 7-1-15, provided with very personal comments.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7203/SPhV.25.25516
• «¿A quién dedicó Janus Pannonius su Ep. 413?», Euphrosyne 51, 2023.
This paper aims to contextualize Janus Pannonius’ epigram 413 in the last stage of his life. These verses have been supposed to be dedicated to his uncle, Bishop Janos Vitéz of Esztergom. However, regarding the environment surrounding Janus and the history of the manuscript legacy, these ambivalent verses must be rethought again: what if he wrote them himself?
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1484/J.EUPHR.5.137507
• «La mujer en la obra de Jano Panonio», Anuario de la SELGYLC (2024).
Study of female archetypes depicted in the erotic epigrams of Janus Pannonius (1434-1472), a Hungarian Neo-Latin poet. It analyzes the diverse portrayals of women and their classical models.
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• «The Janus Legacy in Seville», Hungarian Studies - Special Issue on Early Modern Hungary (2024).
The rich handwritten and printed tradition of Janus Pannonius is more difficult to explain after the discovery of the Janus Collections in Seville, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, ms. 7-1-15 and 56-4-57. The initial euphoria led the researchers to assume that the codices of Seville were directly connected with Janus Pannonius. However, later judgments forced a reconsideration of this opinion and recommended caution in affirming these connections. The aim of this paper is to collect the latest discoveries surrounding these manuscripts and shed some light on the legacy of Janus Pannonius preserved in Seville.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1556/044.2023.00238
• «Dietrich von Pleningen’s contribution to the manuscript legacy of Janus Pannonius: the ms. Stuttgart, Württembergische Landesbibliothek, Cod. poet. et phil. qt. 21», Humanistica Lovaniensia. Journal of Neo-Latin Studies 72.2, 2024.
Dietrich von Pleningen’s contribution to cultivating and disseminating humanistic culture in Germany was manifold; in addition to translating the work of ancient authors, which have already been analyzed, he was also very active in copying several works of other, often contemporary authors. The following paper aims to examine the parts copied in Italy from a codex started in 1477 and preserved nowadays in Stuttgart, Württembergische Landesbibliothek, Cod. poet. et phil. qt. 21. This codex included important texts from humanist Janus Pannonius (Panegyricus in Guarinum and the Elegies 16 and 17) as well as works by Tito Vespasiano Strozzi, among others.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2143/hlo.73.0.3294194
• «Janus Readers», Blog-Post in humanistas.eu.
This article discusses the impact Janus Pannonius had on the many who admired and read him. All of these "Janus Readers" have maintained their interest in his work to the present day.
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• «Renaissance values and spirituality in the Guarino school of Verona», Specula 8.2, 2024.
The article examines humanism in the 15th century, with a particular focus on the presence of Christian values. The study focuses on Guarino da Verona’s school in Ferrara, a pivotal institution that educated numerous humanists. The analysis explores Guarino’s pedagogical vision, his educational priorities and, in particular, the impact of his teachings among three outstanding students: Battista Guarino, Ludovico Carbone and Janus Pannonius. Taking the latter as an example, Elegy 30 is examined in light of Pannonius’ reflections on the soul. The article concludes that Guarino da Verona’s school played a central role in promoting Renaissance values that require further understanding.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.46583/specula_2024.1.1137
• «Tradition, analysis and ecocritical analysis of the El. 31 by Janus Pannonius», in Actas del XVI Congreso de la SEEC, 2024.
This article aims to analyze Elegy 31 of Janus Pannonius “On the Flood” with two essential objectives: firstly, to scrutinize the manuscript legacy with particular attention to the sources preserved in Spain and, secondly, to interpret the verses from an ecocritical perspective.
• «Greek works in the manuscripts of Janus Pannonius preserved in Seville». Acta Antiqua Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae (2024).
The Janus Collection in Seville offers valuable insight into the transmission and reception of Janus Pannonius's translations in the early modern period. This paper examines the Greek works translated into Latin by Janus and preserved in one of the Seville codices, specifically in manuscript T (7-1-15). Through a meticulous analysis of this manuscript and its historical context, the study sheds light on Janus’s translation process, the significance of the π line in the textual tradition, and the manuscript's journey from Hungary to Spain via Basel.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1556/068.2024.00144
• «Sámuel Teleki and Janus Pannonius», Terminus 26, 3-4 (2024) 295-309.
Count Sámuel Teleki (1739–1822) was, by all accounts, a "Neo-Latinist". His love for the written word went beyond his book collection, which is now preserved in the Teleki Library in Târgu Mureş / Marosvásárhely. He is also one of the most important editors of the Hungarian Neo-Latin writer Janus Pannonius; after twenty years of preliminary work, Teleki prepared the first editio of the poet’s opera omnia. This text, which was published in Utrecht in 1784, contributed to the revival of Janus and has been constantly used by researchers over the years—nearly up until modern times. The editio exhibits some excellent philological achievements. Not only is Teleki responsible for the first collatio of some very important manuscripts and editions of Janus, but he also completed the edition with a biography and a collection of valuable historical testimonies. This work aims both to present the work of Sámuel Teleki and analyse his editio of Janus.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/20843844TE.24.017.20394
• «Janus Pannonius und die ungarische Geschichtsschreibung angesichts der römischen Reden von 1465», Acta Antiqua.
The question of whether Janus Pannonius was the author of a Hungarian annalistic work has been the subject of extensive debate. Nevertheless, in the absence of extant works, the hypothesis concerning Janus as a historian remains speculative and unproven. This paper provides a reconstruction of Janus historical knowledge through a detailed analysis of the speeches delivered in Rome in 1465, with particular emphasis on the manuscripts preserved in Seville as a central source.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1556/068.2025.00211