Editing Neo-Latin (section)

====Latin in university education====
[[File:Christophorus Stimmelius - Frantz Friderich.jpg|thumb|left|Christophorus Stimmelius, the German author of the first and highly successful comedy about student life]] At the beginning of the Renaissance, universities in northern Europe were still dominated by theology and related topics, while Italian universities were teaching a broader range of courses relating to urban professions such as law and medicine. All [[university|universities]] required Latin proficiency, obtained in local grammar schools, to obtain admittance as a student. Throughout the period, Latin was the dominant language of university education, where rules were enforced against the use of vernacular languages.<ref>Knight, Sarah ''University'', p. 236, in {{harvnb|Knight|Tilg|2015}}</ref> Lectures and debates took place in Latin, and writing was in Latin, across the curriculum.

Many universities hosted [[Academic drama|newly or recently-written Latin plays]], which formed a significant body of literature before 1650.{{sfn|Ford|Taylor|2013|pp=7–18}} Plays included satires on student life, such as the play ''[[Studentes]]'' (Students), which went through many reprints.

Enforcement of Latin-only rules tended to decline especially after 1650.