Shaping heroic virtue : studies in the art and politics of supereminence in Europe and Scandinavia / edited by Stefano Fogelberg Rota and Andreas Hellerstedt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fogelberg Rota, Stefano, editor.

Series:

Brill's studies in intellectual history ; VOLUME 249.

Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; VOLUME 249

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Virtue--History.

Virtue.

Heroes.

Middle Ages.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

ix, 211 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2015]

Summary:

In his 'Nichomachean Ethics' (VII.I.I), Aristotle suggests the possibility of a perfection of virtue so extreme that it could be characterized as “heroic” or “divine”. In 'Shaping Heroic Virtue', eight scholars from different fields of the humanities explore the reception of this notion within a broad range of artistic, political and religious contexts and map its enduring importance in the self-fashioning of monarchs and political elites. The case studies included in the volume span from Late Antiquity to the 18th century and include material from different parts of Europe, with a particular emphasis on Scandinavia.

Contents:

Heroic Virtue between Active and Contemplative Life in Late Antiquity and the High Middle Ages

The Late Ancient Development of a Notion of Heroic Virtue / Erik Eliasson Eliasson, Erik 19

Heroic Virtue in Medieval Liturgy / Nils Holger Petersen Petersen, Nils Holger 41

Aristotle's Heroic Virtue and Medieval Theories of Monarchy / Biörn Tjällén Tjällén, Biörn 55

Kingly and Aristocratic Representations of Heroic Virtue in Early Modern Savoy and Rome

The Gem and the Mirror of Heroic Virtue: Emanuele Tesauro and the Heroic at the Court of Savoy / Kristine Kolrud Kolrud, Kristine 69

Anti-Protestant Heroic Virtue in Early Modern Rome: Queen Christina (1626-1689) and Senator Nils Bielke (1706-1765) / Stefano Fogelberg Rota Rota, Stefano Fogelberg 95

The Theory and Practice of Heroic Virtue in Early Modern Sweden

The King's Virtues in Swedish Mirrors for Princes c. 1300-c. 1600 / Tania Preste Preste, Tania 133

The Absolute Hero: Heroic Greatness and Royal Absolutism in Sweden 1685-1715 / Andreas Hellerstedt Hellerstedt, Andreas 153

The Enlightened Hero: Virtue, Magnanimitas and Glory in Panegyric Poetry on Gustavus III 1771-1792 / Jennie Nell Nell, Jennie 186.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004298613

9004298614

OCLC:

915159398

Publisher Number:

9789004298613