The end of Fortuna and the rise of modernity / edited by Arndt Brendecke and Peter Vogt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brendecke, Arndt, editor.

Vogt, Peter, 1971- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fortuna (Roman deity)--In literature.

Fortuna.

Fortune in literature.

Chance in literature.

Fate and fatalism in literature.

Literature and society--History.

Literature and society.

Civilization, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

"What was the end of fortuna? The contributions aim at investigating the question whether there does exist a historical link between the last and manifold blossoming of a discourse on "Fortuna" between the late 16th and the early 17th century, the final demise of such a discourse roughly after mid-17th century, and the rise of modernity" -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Content

The Late Fortuna and the Rise of Modernity

The Relationship between Regularity and Irregularity in Middle High German Poems on Fortuna

Fortuna’s Sea Change

Justus Lipsius (1547–1606): Fortune and War

Fortuna Revalued

Fortuna in Seventeenth Century Spain

The Death of Fortuna and the Rise of Modernity

Farewell to Fortuna – Turning towards Fatum

Fortuna in Early Modern Sweden

La Fortune victime des Lumières ?

List of Illustrations

Index of Persons

Notes:

"The articles collected in this volume have arisen from lectures presented in March 2015 upon invitation from the research centre "Fundamente der Moderne" of the Ludwig Maximilians University Munich." -- Chapter one.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783110452594

3110452596

9783110455045

3110455048

OCLC:

1004876283