About
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.
Announcements
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2026-07-15
Braudel Symposium Special Issue
We are pleased to showcase our special collection “Braudel’s La Méditerranée (1949): Paradigms and Possibilities after 75 Years,” as part of Issue 8. Read more here.
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2026-01-15
Welcome
Welcome to Republics of Letters's new platform
We are currently working on transitioning our archive of issues to the new website. You can access all of our previous content in the meantime at our Stanford Humanities Center platform here.
Volume 8
Issue description
Issue 8 of Republics of Letters.
The 2025 issue includes the pieces from our Braudel symposium special issue, “Braudel’s La Méditerranée (1949): Paradigms and Possibilities after 75 Years,” also available as a separate downloadable volume fo ... See the full issue