Jan Bloemendal (PhD 1997), Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands and Ruhr-University Bochum specializes in Neo-Latin Studies, in particular Erasmus, the dynamics between Latin and the vernaculars, and early modern drama.

• AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction1 Life and Work of Daniel Heinsius till 16022 Genesis and Printing of Auriacus and Its Performance3 The Political-Historical Context4 The Literary Context5 Summary and Structure6 Characters7 Style8 Metres9 Reception of Auriacus10 This EditionText and TranslationConspectus SiglorumDaniel Heinsius, AuriacusCommentaryAppendix I: Paratexts to Auriacus and Texts from the Iambi Added to the Play, and From Heinsius’ Seneca Edition (1601) Relevant for AuriacusAppendix II: Texts Regarding the Reception of AuriacusIndex

“The present edition is not merely a monumental study of one hitherto overlooked crucial play by a major figure in European letters. Its aesthetic vitality and political acuity open the door to a full-scale reconsideration of early modern European drama in Latin and in the vernacular languages, and further reassessment of seventeenth-century neo-Latin verse.”Nigel Smith, Princeton University

Jan Bloemendal (PhD 1997), Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands and Ruhr-University Bochum specializes in Neo-Latin Studies, in particular Erasmus, the dynamics between Latin and the vernaculars, and early modern drama.

• AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction1 Life and Work of Daniel Heinsius till 16022 Genesis and Printing of Auriacus and Its Performance3 The Political-Historical Context4 The Literary Context5 Summary and Structure6 Characters7 Style8 Metres9 Reception of Auriacus10 This EditionText and TranslationConspectus SiglorumDaniel Heinsius, AuriacusCommentaryAppendix I: Paratexts to Auriacus and Texts from the Iambi Added to the Play, and From Heinsius’ Seneca Edition (1601) Relevant for AuriacusAppendix II: Texts Regarding the Reception of AuriacusIndex

“The present edition is not merely a monumental study of one hitherto overlooked crucial play by a major figure in European letters. Its aesthetic vitality and political acuity open the door to a full-scale reconsideration of early modern European drama in Latin and in the vernacular languages, and further reassessment of seventeenth-century neo-Latin verse.”Nigel Smith, Princeton University

Jan Bloemendal (PhD 1997), Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands and Ruhr-University Bochum specializes in Neo-Latin Studies, in particular Erasmus, the dynamics between Latin and the vernaculars, and early modern drama.

• AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction1 Life and Work of Daniel Heinsius till 16022 Genesis and Printing of Auriacus and Its Performance3 The Political-Historical Context4 The Literary Context5 Summary and Structure6 Characters7 Style8 Metres9 Reception of Auriacus10 This EditionText and TranslationConspectus SiglorumDaniel Heinsius, AuriacusCommentaryAppendix I: Paratexts to Auriacus and Texts from the Iambi Added to the Play, and From Heinsius’ Seneca Edition (1601) Relevant for AuriacusAppendix II: Texts Regarding the Reception of AuriacusIndex

“The present edition is not merely a monumental study of one hitherto overlooked crucial play by a major figure in European letters. Its aesthetic vitality and political acuity open the door to a full-scale reconsideration of early modern European drama in Latin and in the vernacular languages, and further reassessment of seventeenth-century neo-Latin verse.”Nigel Smith, Princeton University