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 Republic of Letters 1 en 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: bn চিঠির জমহুরিয়াত Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 文人共和國 Wénrén Gònghéguó, cmn 文壇共和國 Wéntán Gònghéguó Finnish: fi kirjeiden tasavalta French: fr République des Lettres f Japanese: ja 文芸共和国 ぶんげいきょうわこく, bungeikyōwakoku Korean: ko 문예공화국, ko 편지 공화국 Marathi: mr पत्रांचे प्रजासत्ताक n Polish: pl Rzeczpospolita uczonych f, pl Republika listów f Spanish: es República de las Letras f