Project D: Medieval History
"Agonal Invectives. Diatribe Duels in Italian and German Humanism"
The research project analyses the invective forms of communication in Italian and German humanism. It asks which function the humanistic invectives had with regard to processes of group formation, how they shifted the borders of communication and in which manner they influenced the reformatory conflicts. It is interested also in the relationship between the diatribe duels and cultural models of other agonal platforms of the time, such as the duel of honour or sportive competition (e. g. Palio, Calcio).