PV1A128c History of the Early Modern Age in Western Europe

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Mgr. Tomáš Knoz, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Elbel, Ph.D.
Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 8:00–9:40 B2.52
Prerequisites (in Czech)
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 5 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/5, only registered: 0/5, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/5
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
  • Evans: The Making of the Habsburg Monarchy, Oxford 1979.
  • Die höfische Gesellschaft, Frankfurt/M 1983.
  • Mieck, Ilja, Europäische Geschichte der Frühen Neuzeit. Eine Einführung. Stuttgart 1970. 2.vyd. 1994.
  • Chaunu: La civilisation de l Europe classique, Paris 1966.
  • Hubatsch: Zeitalter des Absolutismus, Braunschweig 1966.
  • Burckhardt, Johannes, Frühe Neuzeit. In: R. van Dülmen (Hg.), Geschichte. Frankfurt/M 1990, s. 364-385.
  • Hubatsch: Absolutismus, Darmstadt 1973.
  • Frühneuzeit-Info
Teaching methods
Seminar
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
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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