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Republics of Letters is a digital journal of scholarship, reflection, and conversation concerned with the period 1300 to 1900. The journal’s range is uncommonly broad, not only in period but in discipline and approach, embracing history, literature, art history, music, and other fields of scholarship about the late medieval, early modern, and colonial past.

Republics of Letters is a publication of the Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies; Renaissances in the Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages; and the Stanford Humanities Center, all at Stanford University. The journal proudly participates in the Open Access movement in scholarly publishing.

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  • 2026-01-15

    Welcome

    Welcome to Republics of Letters's new platform