Temptation in the Archives : Essays in Golden Age Dutch Culture / / Lisa Jardine.
Through the study of such key figures as Sir Constantjin Huygens, a Dutch polymath and diplomat, we begin to see the Anglo-Dutch cultural connections that formed during this period against the backdrop of unfolding political events in England. Temptation in the Archives paints a picture of a unique...
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| Place / Publishing House: | London : : UCL Press,, 2015. ©2015. |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 146 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- CHAPTER ONE: Temptation in the Archives
- CHAPTER TWO: 1688 And All That: Some Curious Consequences of 'Going Dutch'
- CHAPTER THREE: Never Trust a Pirate: Christiaan Huygens's Longitude Clocks
- CHAPTER FOUR: The Reputation of Sir Constantijn Huygens: Networker or Virtuoso?
- CHAPTER FIVE: 'Dear Song': Scholarly Whitewashing of the Correspondence between Constantijn Huygens and Dorothea Van Dorp
- CHAPTER SIX: The Afterlife of Homo Ludens: From Johan Huizinga to Natalie Zemon Davis and Beyond
- Appendices
- Index.