This article examines the letter collection of Lapo da Castiglionchio the Younger (1406–38), an important translator of classical Greek. While scholars have edited the letters chronologically or analyzed them piecemeal, my study shows that as an ensemble the work artfully conveys a cultural and philosophical statement. By playing with time, circumstance, and persona, Lapo reveals the shortcomings of the humanist program, since it associated learning and virtue with public recognition; in addition, the letters elicit the readers’ empathy, as both patronage and Stoic self-reliance are found wanting. The humanist reawakening of the classics was witnessed here in conversation.

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文人共和国的游戏：小拉波·达·卡斯蒂利奥奇奥的来信

本文探讨了重要的古典希腊语翻译家 Lapo da Castiglionchio the Younger（1406-38 年）的信件集。虽然学者们按时间顺序编辑了这些信件或对它们进行了零碎分析，但我的研究表明，作为一个整体，这件作品巧妙地传达了一种文化和哲学的陈述。通过玩弄时间、环境和角色，拉波揭示了人文主义计划的缺点，因为它将学习和美德与公众认可联系在一起；此外，这些信件引起了读者的同情，因为人们发现赞助和斯多葛式的自力更生都缺乏。对话中见证了对经典的人文主义觉醒。