Karl Enenkel

Early modern zoology : the construction of animals in science, literature and the visual arts

In this volume, specialists from various disciplines (Neo-Latin, French, German, Dutch, History, History of Science, Art History) explore the fascinating early modern discourses on animals in science, literature and the visual arts.

Die Stiftung von Autorschaft in der neulateinischen Literatur (ca. 1350-ca. 1650)

This monograph throws new light on the question of authorship in the Latin literature of the early modern period. It shows that authorship was not something to be taken for granted in an empathic sense, but was chiefly to be found in the paratextual features of works – the dedication, preface, author’s portrait and so on.

Politische und religiöse auctoritas

In modernen westlichen Gesellschaften gilt Redefreiheit als ein Grundrecht des Individuums. Der Anspruch, als Autor aufzutreten, stößt kaum auf Einschränkungen. Im Grunde darf sich jeder Verfasser, der seinen Text vervielfältigt, Autor nennen. Durch die elektronischen Medien ist der Bereich der Autorschaft noch einmal ansehnlich erweitert worden. Im Zeitraum von ca. 1350 bis 1650 war die Situation eine grundlegend andere: Für Textverfasser gab es keine eo ipso vorhandene Berechtigung, als Autoren auftreten zu dürfen und gehört zu werden. Der öffentliche Raum des geschriebenen Wortes war kein mare liberum, auf dem beliebige Personen auf beliebigen Kursen segeln durften. Literatur und Wissenschaft funktionierten in einem komplexen, mit einem umfänglichen Regelwerk ausgestatteten Beziehungsgewebe, das sich Eindringlingen eher in den Weg stellte, als dass es sie zum Betreten des Landes einlud. Auch war die von Neuem und als solche kein Universalschlüssel, der einem Verfasser das Tor zum Publikum im Handumdrehen aufschloss. Spätmittelalterliche und frühneuzeitliche Autorschaft hängt prinzipiell von verschiedenen Arten von Nachweisen, Legitimationen, Autorisierungen ab. Im Hinblick auf die Autorisierungsprozesse eröffnet sich der Forschung ein weites Feld. Uns fehlt noch ein genaues Bild, wie sich diese Prozesse gestalteten. Eine außerordentlich wichtige Rolle spielt diesbezüglich die Buchwidmung, die in mehreren Medien präsent ist, in Handschrift und Druck, Text und Bild, Autorporträt, Widmungsadresse, separatem Widmungsbrief oder mit einem an den Haupttext angebundenen Widmungsvorwort 1. Für die Frage der Textautorisierung ist die Buchwidmung noch viel zu wenig ausgewertet worden. Es gibt einige Untersuchungen zu Widmungsschreiben, die jedoch meist von positivistischen Ansätzen ausgehen beziehungsweise andere Themen in den

The Horse as Cultural Icon

In spite of the importance of horses to Western society until comparatively recent times, scholars have paid very little attention to them. This volume helps to redress the balance, emphasizing their iconic appeal as well as their utilitarian functions.

The Authority of the Word

In 1622, readers of the devotional treatise Ecce Homo, ofte ooghensalve voor die noch sitten in blintheydt des ghemoedts (Ecce Homo, or Eye-salve for those who still sit in the blindness of their hearts), written by the Dutch Reformed minister Willem Teellinck, were confronted with the author’s deep distrust of the devotional image. In the preface to the Ecce Homo Teellinck explained to his readers: In many places one finds paintings of a head crowned with thorns and covered with blood, with the caption Ecce Homo, that is, Behold the Man. This is a human invention, to present us with the inhuman passion, and the most bitter suffering of our Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ, and thus it also awakens merely human emotions and bodily devotion. 2 Teellinck was obviously acquainted with ‘Ecce Homo’ imagery, but rejected it despite its biblical origins. The living word of God alone (alleene), rather than any image that should be the Christian’s compass. In Teellinck’s opinion sincere devotion to Christ found expression in the accurate and conscientious reading of God’s Word. 3 DespiteThis book examines scriptural authority and its textual and visual instruments, asking how words and images interacted to represent and by representing to constitute authority, both sacred and secular, in Northern Europe between 1400 and 1700.

Introduction: Types And Functions Of Meditation In The Transition From Late Medieval To Early Modern Intellectual Culture

This is the introductory chapter of the book, Meditatio : refashioning the self : theory and practice in late medieval and early modern intellectual culture , which examines the forms and functions, ways and means of meditation in the late medieval and early modern period, c. 1300c. 1600. In practice, meditation often consisted of internal exercises that mobilized the sensitive faculties of motion, emotion, and sense (both external and internal) and the intellective faculties of reason, memory, and will, with a view to reforming the soul. Meditation possesses an ancient pedigree, as Pierre Hadot has amply demonstrated in articles and monographs on the Stoic, Epicurean, and Neo-Platonic philosophies. Paul Smith discusses how the process of self-reflection and meditation takes shape in the works of two of the greatest writers of French literature, Montaigne and Rousseau, both of whom worked on large and extremely influential autobiographical projects. Keywords: early modern intellectual culture; late medieval culture; meditation

Meditatio – Refashioning the Self

The late medieval and early modern period is a particularly interesting chapter in the development of meditation and self-reflection. The volume aims at examining its forms, functions and strategies, from a variety of disciplines, including literary criticism, art history, history of religion, philosophy, and theology.

Articulating Pain: Martyrology, Tortureand Execution In The Works Of Antoniogallonio (1556–1605)Jetze Touber

The early modern period is a particularly fascinating chapter in the history of pain. This volume investigates early modern constructions of physical pain from a variety of disciplines, including religious, legal and medical history, literary criticism, philosophy, and art history.

Montaigne and the low countries (1580-1700)

List of Illustrations Preface Notes on the Editors Notes on Contributors 1. Montaigne and the Low Countries: Synopsis and New Perspectives, Paul J. Smith 2. Montaigne et Erasme: Bilan et perspectives, Michel Magnien 3. Echos de la Revolte: Montaigne et les Pays-Bas du XVIe siecle, Anton van der Lem 4. Michel de Montaigne, Marie de Gournay and Justus Lipsius. Some overlooked particulars preserved at Leiden University Library, Jeanine G. De Landtsheer 5. Entre Lipse et Scaliger: Bonaventure Vulcanius (1538-1614) et la premiere reception des Essais de Montaigne, Kees Meerhoff 6. Dominique Baudius lecteur de Montaigne, Olivier Millet 7. The Early Reception of Montaigne in Holland: Van Hout, Coornhert and Spiegel, Johan Koppenol 8. P.C. Hooft, lecteur et imitateur de Montaigne, Jeroen Jansen 9. Montaigne and Jacob Cats, Frans R.E. Blom 10. Jan de Brune le Jeune montaignien, Ton Harmsen 11. A Woman Translator of Montaigne. Appreciation and appropriation in Maria Heynss Bloemhof der doorluchtige voorbeelden (1647), Alicia C. Montoya 12. A very Personal Copy: Pieter van Veens illustrations to Montaignes Essais, Elmer Kolfin & Marrigje Rikken 13. From Father to Son: Van Veens Montaigne and Van Ravesteyns Pieter van Veen, His Son Cornelis and His Clerk Hendrik Borsman, Warren Boutcher 14. La lettre a Mlle Le Paulmier retrouvee, Kees Meerhoff & Paul J. Smith 15. Les editions des Essais avec des adresses neerlandaises aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siecles, Philippe Desan Index Nominum

Recreating Ancient History: Episodes from the Greek and Roman Past in the Arts and Literature of the Early Modern Period

The papers in this volume offer a wide range of examples of how historians, writers, playwrights, and painters in the early modern period focused on classical antiquity as a source from which they could recreate the past as a way of understanding and legitimizing the present. This publication has also been published in hardback, please click here for details.