Historiography at the court of Christian IV (1588-1648) : studies in the Latin histories of Denmark by Johannes Pontanus and Johannes Meursius / Karen Skovgaard-Petersen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skovgaard-Petersen, Karen, author.

Series:

Renæssance studier ; 11.

Renaessancestudier, 0902-9907 ; 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pontanus, Johannes Isacius, 1571-1639.

Pontanus, Johannes Isacius.

Meurs, Johannes van, 1579-1639.

Meurs, Johannes van.

Literature and state--Denmark.

Literature and state.

Denmark--Historiography.

Denmark.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (454 p.)

Place of Publication:

Copenhagen : Museum Tusculanum Press : University of Copenhagen, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Christian's long reign (1588-1648) saw Denmark reduced from a major to a second-rate power, and in response he sought to portray the country as a powerful, rich, and culturally refined monarchy with long and glorious traditions. Skovgaard-Petersen examines the Latin histories of Denmark by Johannes Pontanus (1571-1639) and Johannes Meursius (1579-1639) as part of that endeavor. The study is revised from her 1998 doctoral dissertation for the University of Bergen. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Contents:

Front cover ; Title page ; Colophone ; Contents; I Introduction; The Scope of the Present Book; Editions; II The Promotion of a New History of Denmark in the Reign of Christian IV; III The Authors; Johannes Pontanus; 1. Pontanus's Career before his Appointment as Danish Historiographer; 2. Preparations for the 1631 Edition; 3. Pontanus's Activities as Danish Historiographer in the 1630s; Johannes Meursius; 1. Meursius in Leiden; 2. Meursius in Sorø. The Publication of the First Volume of his History of Denmark; 3. The Publication of the Second Volume

4. The Personal Relationship between Meursius and PontanusA Note on Stephanus Johannis Stephanius; IV Pontanus's and Meursius's Predecessors. Danish Historiography after the Lutheran Reformation; 1. Introduction; 2. Johannes Magnus's Historia de omnibus Gothorum Sveonumque regibus; 3. Hans Svaning; 4. Anders Sørensen Vedel ; 5. Niels Krag; 6. Arild Huitfeldt; 7. Jon Jacobsen Venusin; 8. Claus Christoffersen Lyschander; 9. Poetical History; 10. Swedish Historiography after Johannes Magnus; V Opening the Books; 1. The Title Pages; 2. Size; 3. The Dedicatory Prefaces; 4. Dates

VI Pontanus's Rerum Danicarum historiaThe Chorographica Regni Daniæ Descriptio; 1. Survey of Contents; 2. The Antiquarian Tradition; 3. Etymology and the Classics; 4. Written Sources; 5. The Influence of Tacitus's Germania; 6. Gothicism Dismissed; The Chronological Narrative of Pontanus's; Rerum Danicarum historia; 1. The Introduction; 2. Books I-III (The early history, up to c. AD 750); An Alternative to Saxo; The Abbreviation of Saxo's Earliest History; 3. Book IV; Sources; The Reign of Ericus Barn; The Origin of the Normans; 4. Book V; Sources; The reign of Canutus Magnus

5. Books VI-X and the Oldenburg History (up to 1588)Sources; Danish Influence Abroad; 6. Selected Themes; The Royal Family; The Monarchy; Norway; Sweden; Cultural Affairs; VII Meursius's Historia Danica; I. Introduction; 2. Meursius's Sources; 3. Survey of Subject-matter; 4. Reflections on Power and Morals; The Influence of Justus Lipsius; The Realistic Trend; The Moralistic Trend; 5. The Christian Foundation; 6. The Christian Element in Meursius's Sources; 7. The Protestant Outlook; Meursius's Censure of the Worldly Bishops; Other Protestant Themes; Protestantism and Monarchy

8. The Hereditary Monarchy9. The Danish Empire; The Continued Rule over Neighbouring Countries in the Legendary Past; Svaning and the Danish Empire in the Legendary Past; 10. Sweden and the Union of Kalmar; 11. Christianus II, the Tyrant King; 12. Denmark and Germany in the Twelfth Century; 13. The Anonymous Nobleman's Commentary on Meursius's Historia Danica; VIII Style; Introduction; 1. Contemporary and Later Evaluations; 2. Words and Syntax; Meursius; 1. Meursius's Adaptation of Pontanus; 2. Meursius's Adaptation of Svaning; 3. Meursius's Adaptations of Saxo and Krantz

4. Meursius's Adaptation of Niels Krag

Notes:

Originally preesnted as the author's thesis (doctoral--University of Bergen, 1998).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-437) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

87-635-0614-9

OCLC:

930706874