Republic of Letters

English

Etymology

The first known occurrence of the term in its Latin form (Respublica literaria) is in a letter by Francesco Barbaro to Poggio Bracciolini dated July 6, 1417.

Proper noun

the Republic of Letters

1. (historical) The intellectual community in the late 17th and 18th centuries in Europe and the Americas, exchanging ideas by circulating handwritten letters.

Translations

the intellectual community in the late 17th and 18th centuries in Europe and the Americas

• Bengali: চিঠির জমহুরিয়াত (ciṭhir jomhuriẏat)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 文人共和國／文人共和国 (Wénrén Gònghéguó), 文壇共和國／文坛共和国 (Wéntán Gònghéguó)

• Finnish: kirjeiden tasavalta
• French: République des Lettres f
• Japanese: 文芸共和国 (ぶんげいきょうわこく, bungeikyōwakoku)
• Korean: 문예공화국 (munyegonghwaguk), 편지 공화국 (pyeonji gonghwaguk)
• Polish: Rzeczpospolita uczonych f, Republika listów f
• Spanish: República de las Letras f