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Opera posthuma
“Posthumous works.”
Scholarly term
Translation
What does “Opera posthuma” mean?
Opera posthuma translates as “Posthumous works.”
Writings published after the author’s death.
Origin
The story behind it
One famous example is the ‘Opera posthuma’ of the philosopher Baruch Spinoza, published by his friends in 1677, the year he died.
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- Latin
- Opera posthuma
- English
- Posthumous works.
- Source
- Scholarly term
- Era
- Early Modern
- Theme
- Learning
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