HIA210 The Court Society

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Mgr. Tomáš Knoz, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Libor Jan, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 14:10–15:45 B1.41
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Specializace magisterského studia: Dějiny raného novověku
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields 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
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students will: describe the life in the Baroque court, prinicpally in Central Europe and in France, and interpret of primary sources. From this there will develop further analyses of issues, which will be looked at in the wider context of contemporary research.
This course is loosely related to the course “A General History of the Early Modern Age – European Absolutist State and Society”. The basic areas of research will be the structure and composition of the absolutist court, ceremonies and other ostentatious displays of the Baroque court, the economic and personal provision of the court, the behaviour of the travelling court, the court’s function in the running of the state, the court gentry and the landed gentry.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The ceremonial procession of the Emperor into Vienna
  • 3. Emperor Charles VI’s arrival into Znojmo
  • 4. Courtly travels and the daily life of the court
  • 5. The Emperor’s court in residence in Mikulov
  • 6. Courtly celebrations
  • 7. Courtly life and the expense of running the court
  • 8. A courtier and his relationship to his ruler
  • 9. The lovers of Ludwig XIV
  • 10. Conclusion
Literature
  • Matsche, Franz, Die Kunst im Dienst der Staatsideen Kaisers Karl VI. Berlin-New York 1981.
  • Kruedener, Rolle des Hofes im Absolutismus, Stuttgart 1973.
  • Burke, Peter, The Fabrication of Louis XIV. New Haven and London 1992.
  • Bluche, Francois, Dictionnaire du grand sičcle, Bluche, Francois, Louis XIV., Paris
  • Duchhardt, Heinz, Das Zeitalter des Absolutismus, München 1992.
  • Elias, Norbert, Die höfische Gesellschaft, Frankfurt/M 1983.
  • Ehalt, Hubert Ch., Ausdruckformen der absolutistischen Herrschaft, Wien 1980.
  • Vehse Eduard, Rudolf II. zu Prag, der 30jährige Krieg und der österreichische Adel, Leipzig s.d.
  • Elias, Norbert, Über den Prozeß der Zivilisation, Bern 1969.
  • Evans, Robert J. W., The Making of the Habsburg Monarchy, Oxford 1979.
  • HUIZINGA, J. Holländische Kultur im siebzehnten Jahrhundert : eine Skizze. Translated by Werner Kaegi. Basel: Benno Schwabe, 1961, 182 s. info
Teaching methods
Seminars, 1½ hours per week
Assessment methods
Oral examination based on one of the texts explained and discussed during seminars.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021.
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