HIA280 The Court Society

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Mgr. Tomáš Knoz, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Mgr. Tomáš Knoz, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 14:00–15:40 L31
Prerequisites
Specialisation of masterstadies: History of the Early New Age
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
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.
Learning outcomes
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.
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
    recommended literature
  • BURKE, Peter: The Fabrication of Louis XIV. New Haven and London 1992. Yale University Press; New Ed edition (14 Feb. 1994) ISBN 9780300059434.
  • ELIAS, Norbert: Die höfische Gesellschaft. Untersuchungen zur Soziologie des Königtums und der höfischen Aristokratie. Frankfurt/M, Suhrkamp 1983, ISBN 978-3-518-28023-2
  • MATSCHE, Franz: Die Kunst im Dienst der Staatsidee Kaiser Karls VI. Ikonographie, Ikonologie und Programmatik des "Kaiserstils". (Berlin/ New York: W. de Gruyter, 1981. ISBN 9780300059434.
  • DUINDAM, Jeroen: Vienna and Versailles: The Courts of Europe's Dynastic Rivals, 1550-1780 (New Studies in European History). Cambridge 2003. ISBN 0521822629.
  • KAUFMANN, Thomas DaCosta. Court, cloister, and city : the art and culture of Central Europe, 1450-1800. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995, 576 s. ISBN 0226427307. info
Teaching methods
Seminars, 1½ hours per week
Assessment methods
Credit 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 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024.
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