Discourses of Power: Ideology and Politics in Neo-Latin Literature. (Noctes Neolatinae, Band 17)

Name: Discourses of Power: Ideology and Politics in Neo-Latin Literature. (Noctes Neolatinae, Band 17)
Brand: Georg Olms Verlag
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By Karl Enenkel

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In the early modern period, Latin was the most important international language and was therefore regularly used in political contexts in order to shape ideological discourses of the time. The present volume collects papers of a conference dedicated to these ideological impacts of Neo-Latin literature. The contributions cover a wide range of texts connected with some of the most prominent political discussions in Europe during the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries. Not only do they shed light on the historical context, but they also describe more general discursive mechanisms on which the specific texts are relying (e.g., the role of exemplary texts and figures from antiquity, the importance of literary genres, the connection with vernaar traditions). Thus, the volume makes an important contribution to understanding the crucial importance of Latin literature within the political ture of early modern Europe.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Languages:: Published: English , Original: English , Original: German
Number of Pages:: 338
Publisher:: Georg Olms Verlag
Publication Date:: 2012-07-01
Weight:: 599 g

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