Shaping heroic virtue : studies in the art and politics of supereminence in Europe and Scandinavia /
Shaping heroic virtue : studies in the art and politics of supereminence in Europe and Scandinavia /
edited by Stefano Fogelberg Rota and Andreas Hellerstedt.
- 1 online resource (ix, 211 pages)
- Brill's studies in intellectual history, v. 249 0920-8607 ; .
- Brill's Studies in Intellectual History 249. Brill's Studies in Intellectual History Online, Supplement 2016, ISBN: 9789004309685. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material -- Introduction / The Late Ancient Development of a Notion of Heroic Virtue / Heroic Virtue in Medieval Liturgy / Aristotle’s Heroic Virtue and Medieval Theories of Monarchy / The Gem and the Mirror of Heroic Virtue: Emanuele Tesauro and the Heroic at the Court of Savoy / Anti-Protestant Heroic Virtue in Early Modern Rome: Queen Christina (1626–1689) and Senator Nils Bielke (1706–1765) / The King’s Virtues in Swedish Mirrors for Princes c. 1300–c. 1600 / The Absolute Hero: Heroic Greatness and Royal Absolutism in Sweden 1685–1715 / The Enlightened Hero: Virtue, Magnanimitas and Glory in Panegyric Poetry on Gustavus iii 1771–1792 / Index. Andreas Hellerstedt and Stefano Fogelberg Rota -- Erik Eliasson -- Nils Holger Petersen -- Biörn Tjällén -- Kristine Kolrud -- Stefano Fogelberg Rota -- Tania Preste -- Andreas Hellerstedt -- Jennie Nell --
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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. Contributors include Erik Eliasson, Stefano Fogelberg Rota, Andreas Hellerstedt, Kristine Kolrud, Jennie Nell, Nils Holger Petersen, Tania Preste and Biörn Tjällén.
9789004303782
10.1163/9789004303782 DOI
Virtue--History.
Heroes.
Middle Ages.
Electronic books.
BJ1521 / .S495 2015eb
179/.9
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material -- Introduction / The Late Ancient Development of a Notion of Heroic Virtue / Heroic Virtue in Medieval Liturgy / Aristotle’s Heroic Virtue and Medieval Theories of Monarchy / The Gem and the Mirror of Heroic Virtue: Emanuele Tesauro and the Heroic at the Court of Savoy / Anti-Protestant Heroic Virtue in Early Modern Rome: Queen Christina (1626–1689) and Senator Nils Bielke (1706–1765) / The King’s Virtues in Swedish Mirrors for Princes c. 1300–c. 1600 / The Absolute Hero: Heroic Greatness and Royal Absolutism in Sweden 1685–1715 / The Enlightened Hero: Virtue, Magnanimitas and Glory in Panegyric Poetry on Gustavus iii 1771–1792 / Index. Andreas Hellerstedt and Stefano Fogelberg Rota -- Erik Eliasson -- Nils Holger Petersen -- Biörn Tjällén -- Kristine Kolrud -- Stefano Fogelberg Rota -- Tania Preste -- Andreas Hellerstedt -- Jennie Nell --
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
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. Contributors include Erik Eliasson, Stefano Fogelberg Rota, Andreas Hellerstedt, Kristine Kolrud, Jennie Nell, Nils Holger Petersen, Tania Preste and Biörn Tjällén.
9789004303782
10.1163/9789004303782 DOI
Virtue--History.
Heroes.
Middle Ages.
Electronic books.
BJ1521 / .S495 2015eb
179/.9