Founded in 1943, "Medievalia et Humanistica" has devoted itself exclusively to medieval and Renaissance studies. Topics discussed in this new volume range from a Renaissance perspective on Martial and Seneca to "just war" as a concept and motive in the central Middle Ages. Each article makes a contribution to its own specialized field, but is presented in such a way that its significance may be apreciated by non-specialists as well. This series is sponsored by the Modern Language Associaton and is edited by an international board of critics and scholars.