Niccoli, N.

Japanese: Niccoli,N.(英語表記)NiccoliN
Niccoli, N.

…That is, the Greeks continued to migrate to Western Europe from Constantinople (now Istanbul), which was on the verge of collapse due to the oppression of the Ottoman Empire. In particular, the arrival of leading scholars such as Plethon, Bessarion, and Iōannēs Argyropoulos (1410-90) at the Council of East and West (Ferrara-Florence Council) held in 1438-39 provided a great stimulus to Italian Greek studies. Greek language studies, which had already begun, were combined with the collection of Greek classics promoted by Niccolo Niccoli (1364-1437) and others, and translations of Greek classics were carried out one after another. With the participation of outstanding Greek scholars, the quality and quantity of Greek studies changed and developed. Particularly noteworthy was the development of Platonism, and humanism in the second half of the 15th century was so strongly influenced by Plato that it was called Renaissance Neoplatonism. …

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…すなわちオスマン帝国の圧迫によって滅亡寸前にあったコンスタンティノープル(現,イスタンブール)から,ギリシア人の西ヨーロッパへの移入が相継ぎ,とくに1438‐39年に開かれた東西宗教会議(フェラーラ・フィレンツェ公会議)を機に,プレトン,ベッサリオン,アルギュロプロスIōannēs Argyropoulos(1410‐90)など一流の学者が渡来したことは,イタリアのギリシア学に大きな刺激となった。すでに始まっていたギリシア語学習は,ニッコリNiccolo Niccoli(1364‐1437)らによってすすめられていたギリシア古典の収集と相まって,次々にギリシア古典の翻訳をすすめていったが,すぐれたギリシア学者たちの参加によって質量ともに変化発展する。とくに目を引くのは,プラトン学の発展で,そのため15世紀後半の人文主義はルネサンス新プラトン主義とも呼ばれるほどプラトンの影響を強く受けた。…

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