HIA108c History of the Early Modern Age in Western Europe

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Mgr. Tomáš Knoz, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Malíř, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 14:10–15:45 B2.42
Prerequisites (in Czech)
HIA107 Introduction to Early Mod.Age
Absolvování předmětu Úvod do dějin raného novověku. Znalost základní faktografie k dějinám raného novověku. Znalost některého z důležitých evropských jazyků, např. němčina, francouzština, angličtina.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course, students will be able to: describe a general history of European absolutism in the period 1550-1789, with a focus on absolutism in the 17th century in France, Germany and the Habsburg monarchy; interpret the part on culture and art (the art of absolutism in the baroque state), on the legal mentality and bureaucratisation as basic state-forming elements in the epoch of absolutism. A reading and analysis of texts and archive materials to accompany the themes is required. The aim of the course is to gain a basic grasp of the problems and methodology associated with the history of the Early Modern Age.
Syllabus
  • Definition and dating of absolutism
  • The ruler – “l'état, c'est moi“
  • The court – beauty and pomposity
  • The state bureaucracy - Gesamt-Staats-Idee
  • War - la guerre, c'est moi
  • The serf – freedom in everyday life
Literature
  • Hubatsch: Zeitalter des Absolutismus, Braunschweig 1966.
  • Mieck, Ilja, Europäische Geschichte der Frühen Neuzeit. Eine Einführung. Stuttgart 1970. 2.vyd. 1994.
  • Elias: Die höfische Gesellschaft, Frankfurt/M 1983.
  • Evans: The Making of the Habsburg Monarchy, Oxford 1979.
  • Hubatsch: Absolutismus, Darmstadt 1973.
  • Frühneuzeit-Info
  • Burckhardt, Johannes, Frühe Neuzeit. In: R. van Dülmen (Hg.), Geschichte. Frankfurt/M 1990, s. 364-385.
  • Chaunu: La civilisation de l Europe classique, Paris 1966.
Teaching methods
seminary
Assessment methods
The requirements for completing the course successfully involve submitting a seminar paper and completing a final written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
General note: Ke zkoušce nutno absolvovat podle výběru 2 ze 3 kursů dějin raného novověku (východ., západ. Evropy, české země) + výběrový kurz z dějin raného novověku.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Spring 2001, Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020.
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