In this essay from 1614, the Neo-Latin poet, translator, and
commentator John Barclay describes the manners and mores of his
European contemporaries. He derives the sources of an individual's
peculiarities of behavior and temperament from the "genius" the
individual character created by each person's upbringing, time of
life, and profession. Barclay likewise describes each nation's
genius, its national character, and provides some of the
geographical and historical background from which he claims this
genius arose. The essay is a valuable study, not only for the
illustration it offers of a pre-Romantic view of Europe, but for a
glimpse into the continuities that mark European civilization.
The introduction describes the Classical and Renaissance
background to Barclay's work, with a detailed biography of the
author. The Latin text reproduces Barclay's first edition, with the
necessary corrections. The English translation (1631) is that of
Thomas May, a skillful translator of Vergil, Lucan, and other
classical authors, as well as a playwright in the manner of Ben
Jonson. The book features illustrations of selected pages from
early editions of the text, and includes contemporary portraits of
Barclay and May."
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