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Legenda Christiani and modern historiography / David Kalhous.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kalhous, David, author.
- Series:
- East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ; 34.
- East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450, 1872-8103 ; Volume 34
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Middle Ages--Sources.
- Middle Ages.
- Historians--Czech Republic--History.
- Historians.
- Nationalism--Czech Republic--History.
- Nationalism.
- Medievalism--Czech Republic--History.
- Medievalism.
- Czech Republic--Historiography.
- Czech Republic.
- Czech Republic--History--Sources.
- Legenda Christiani.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (166 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Legenda Christiani and Modern Historiography focuses on the long history of the discussion over the authenticity of Legenda Christiani , a crucial text for the medieval history of the Czech lands. First, this study shows the birth and development of a critical historiography in the era of nationalism (19th-20th C.). Second, it explains the different textual strategies used by historiography in the modern era. Third, comparison with similar discussions about the consistency in or the age of medieval texts is offered. This book will be of interest for medievalists and for those studying the historiography of the Middle Ages.
- Contents:
- Points of view? : introduction
- Certainty and doubts : Legenda Christiani in the controversy of the Baroque and Enlightenment era
- "Our oldest chronicle" : Josef Pekar and his opponents
- Intermezzo : the victory of Josef Pekar
- Ancient compilation or modern forgery : Vaclav Chaloupecky and his opponents
- The victory of authenticity? : Jaroslav Ludvikovsky and his opponents
- Historiographical debate : the case of Legenda Christiani.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliiographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-30589-0
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004305892 DOI
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