Author: J. Russell Major
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801856310
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Evans (classics, U. of British Columbia) examines the history of the great emperor, whose reign marks the transition between Late Antiquity and the Byzantine period, including what is presently known about his life, the social structure of the empire, its relations with its neighbors, and naturally, its wars. It also examines theological issues, which split the empire and left deep divisions after Justinian's death. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
From Renaissance Monarchy to Absolute Monarchy
Author: J. Russell Major
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801856310
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Evans (classics, U. of British Columbia) examines the history of the great emperor, whose reign marks the transition between Late Antiquity and the Byzantine period, including what is presently known about his life, the social structure of the empire, its relations with its neighbors, and naturally, its wars. It also examines theological issues, which split the empire and left deep divisions after Justinian's death. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801856310
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Evans (classics, U. of British Columbia) examines the history of the great emperor, whose reign marks the transition between Late Antiquity and the Byzantine period, including what is presently known about his life, the social structure of the empire, its relations with its neighbors, and naturally, its wars. It also examines theological issues, which split the empire and left deep divisions after Justinian's death. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
French Renaissance Monarchy
Author: R. J. Knecht
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317888804
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
First published in 1984, Professor Knecht's study quickly established itself as the best short account of the period. The reigns of Francis I and Henry II, spanning the first half of the sixteenth century, are one of the most colourful and formative periods of French history. In addition to examining the nature and effectiveness of their reigns, Professor Knecht also examines their foreign policies which brought them into conflict with other major powers. For this new edition the author has added a new chapter on patronage and the arts.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317888804
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
First published in 1984, Professor Knecht's study quickly established itself as the best short account of the period. The reigns of Francis I and Henry II, spanning the first half of the sixteenth century, are one of the most colourful and formative periods of French history. In addition to examining the nature and effectiveness of their reigns, Professor Knecht also examines their foreign policies which brought them into conflict with other major powers. For this new edition the author has added a new chapter on patronage and the arts.
Queens and Mistresses of Renaissance France
Author: Kathleen Wellman
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300178859
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
Tells the history of the French Renaissance through the lives of its most prominent queens and mistresses.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300178859
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
Tells the history of the French Renaissance through the lives of its most prominent queens and mistresses.
The Sexual Culture of the French Renaissance
Author: Katherine Crawford
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521769892
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
An examination of how Renaissance textual practices and new forms of knowledge transformed notions of sex and sexuality in France.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521769892
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
An examination of how Renaissance textual practices and new forms of knowledge transformed notions of sex and sexuality in France.
Renaissance Warrior and Patron
Author: R. J. Knecht
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521578851
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
A paperback of Knecht's comprehensive account of one of France's most important monarchs.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521578851
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
A paperback of Knecht's comprehensive account of one of France's most important monarchs.
French Renaissance Monarchy
Author: Robert Jean Knecht
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Longman Limited
ISBN: 9780582353749
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Discusses the government and political history of France during the first half of the sixteenth century.
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Longman Limited
ISBN: 9780582353749
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Discusses the government and political history of France during the first half of the sixteenth century.
Homer and the Politics of Authority in Renaissance France
Author: Marc Bizer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199875707
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
At a time when the French monarchy traced its origins back to ancient Troy, Homeric epic was fated to play a significant political role. Homer came to Renaissance France packaged with an ancient interpretive tradition that made him an authority on all matters but also distinctly separate from Virgil and the Aeneid, rival Italy's foundational myth. Thus, once French humanists learned to read Homer in Greek, they quickly began putting him in the service of their king in order to teach him prudence and amplify his authority. Homer and the Politics of Authority in Renaissance France provides a stimulating perspective on how Homeric authority went from being used by humanists in the role of royal counselors to being exploited by both monarchical and anti-monarchical forces in the service of ideologies, most especially in the Wars of Religion (1562-1598). In turn, French writers of the period transitioned from being monarchical advisors to stirring crowds as actors on the larger political stage. In this study, Marc Bizer not only analyzes a number of works by key authors and humanists-including Michel de Montaigne, Joachim du Bellay, Guillaume Budé, and Jean Dorat, among others- but also examines their poetry, art, pamphlets, and plays. Although there have been several studies of the Homeric legacy in western literature and even in early modern French literature, none has analyzed the political role that Homer played in sixteenth-century France for this circle of important writers. The captivating results of this approach to the post-classical usage of Homer will appeal not only to historians and literary scholars, but also to political scientists, classicists, and art historians.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199875707
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
At a time when the French monarchy traced its origins back to ancient Troy, Homeric epic was fated to play a significant political role. Homer came to Renaissance France packaged with an ancient interpretive tradition that made him an authority on all matters but also distinctly separate from Virgil and the Aeneid, rival Italy's foundational myth. Thus, once French humanists learned to read Homer in Greek, they quickly began putting him in the service of their king in order to teach him prudence and amplify his authority. Homer and the Politics of Authority in Renaissance France provides a stimulating perspective on how Homeric authority went from being used by humanists in the role of royal counselors to being exploited by both monarchical and anti-monarchical forces in the service of ideologies, most especially in the Wars of Religion (1562-1598). In turn, French writers of the period transitioned from being monarchical advisors to stirring crowds as actors on the larger political stage. In this study, Marc Bizer not only analyzes a number of works by key authors and humanists-including Michel de Montaigne, Joachim du Bellay, Guillaume Budé, and Jean Dorat, among others- but also examines their poetry, art, pamphlets, and plays. Although there have been several studies of the Homeric legacy in western literature and even in early modern French literature, none has analyzed the political role that Homer played in sixteenth-century France for this circle of important writers. The captivating results of this approach to the post-classical usage of Homer will appeal not only to historians and literary scholars, but also to political scientists, classicists, and art historians.
Popular Legitimism and the Monarchy in France
Author: Bernard Rulof
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9783030527570
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
This book explores mid-nineteenth-century French legitimism and the implications of popular support for a movement that has traditionally been portrayed as an aristocratic force intent on restoring the Old Regime. This type of monarchism has traditionally been understood as a form of elitist patronage politics or, alternatively, identified with ultramontane Catholicism. Although historians have offered a more nuanced view in the last few decades, their work, nevertheless, has predominantly focused on legitimist leaders rather than their followers and their professed feelings of loyalty to monarchy and monarch. This book’s originality therefore is twofold: firstly, as an analysis of popular rather than élite monarchism; and secondly, as a study which portrays this form of royalism as a political movement characteristic of a period which saw the emergence of mass politics, while parties were still non-existent. It not only discusses the social and cultural settings of (popular) monarchism, but also contributes to the history of political parties, citizenship and democracy.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9783030527570
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
This book explores mid-nineteenth-century French legitimism and the implications of popular support for a movement that has traditionally been portrayed as an aristocratic force intent on restoring the Old Regime. This type of monarchism has traditionally been understood as a form of elitist patronage politics or, alternatively, identified with ultramontane Catholicism. Although historians have offered a more nuanced view in the last few decades, their work, nevertheless, has predominantly focused on legitimist leaders rather than their followers and their professed feelings of loyalty to monarchy and monarch. This book’s originality therefore is twofold: firstly, as an analysis of popular rather than élite monarchism; and secondly, as a study which portrays this form of royalism as a political movement characteristic of a period which saw the emergence of mass politics, while parties were still non-existent. It not only discusses the social and cultural settings of (popular) monarchism, but also contributes to the history of political parties, citizenship and democracy.
A History of Sixteenth-century France, 1483-1598
Author: Janine Garrisson
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312126124
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312126124
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Science and the State
Author: John Gascoigne
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107155673
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
The first historical overview of the partnership between science and the state from the Scientific Revolution to World War II.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107155673
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
The first historical overview of the partnership between science and the state from the Scientific Revolution to World War II.