Jeroen Jansen Literair vermaak in de zeventiende eeuw

Waarom beleven we zoveel plezier aan het lezen van een goed boek? Waarom genieten we zo van treurige liedjes en het bespreken van droevige of amusante literatuur? In dit breed opgezette onderzoek ontrafelt Jeroen Jansen hoe scherpzinnigheid, ontraadseling, zintuiglijkheid, verwondering, emotionaliteit en ontspanning het genoegen van de zeventiende-eeuwse toehoorder en lezer waarborgden. Uitgangspunt vormt steeds de relatie tussen de auteur en zijn publiek, waartussen de tekst bemiddelt. Literatuur...

Nederlands | 544 pagina's (PDF, 12 MB) | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2024

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Hugo Grotius Annals of the war in the Low Countries

The Annals of the War in the Low Countries is one of Hugo Grotius' lesser-known works. Grotius expresses a contrarian view of the early revolt, which he presents not as a united battle for the true faith and the ancient liberties of the land but as a protracted and painful struggle, not only with the great power of Spain, but also with discord, selfishness and religious fanaticism among the Dutch. To convey this complex and controversial vision of the foundational years of the Dutch Republic, Grotius...

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Engels | PDF, 63 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2023

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Justus Lipsius Monita et exempla politica

In 17th-century intellectual life, the ideas of the Renaissance humanist Justus Lipsius (1547-1606) were omnipresent. The publication of his Politica in 1589 had made Lipsius' name as an original and controversial political thinker. The sequel, the Monita et exempla politica (Political admonitions and examples), published in 1605, was meant as an illustration of Lipsius political thought as expounded in the Politica. Its aim was to offer concrete models of behavior for rulers against the background...

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Engels | Latijn | PDF, 11 MB | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2022

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