Legenda Christiani and Modern Historiography

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-90-04-28490-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 34, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 394 g

Reihe: East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kalhous, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents
Acknowledgements vii
List of Illustrations viii
1 Points of view? Introduction 1
2 Certainty and Doubts: Legenda Christiani in the Controversy of the
Baroque and Enlightenment Era 9
3 “Our Oldest Chronicle”: Josef Pekar and His Opponents 23
4 Intermezzo: The Victory of Josef Pekar? 56
5 Ancient Compilation or Modern Forgery: Václav Chaloupecký and His
Opponents 66
6 The Victory of Authenticity? Jaroslav Ludvíkovský and His
Opponents 101
7 Historiographical Debate: The Case Legenda Christiani 122
Bibliography
Medieval Primary Sources 139
Primary Sources 139
Literature 146
Index 153

Über Autor(innen)

David Kalhous, Ph.D. (1978), Masaryk University, Brno, is senior researcher in medieval history. He has published monographs and articles on the history of Central Europe in the Middle Ages, including Anatomy of a Duchy. The Political and Ecclesiastical Structures of Early Premyslid Bohemia (Brill, 2012).