Shaping heroic virtue : : studies in the art and politics of supereminence in Europe and Scandinavia / / edited by Stefano Fogelberg Rota and Andreas Hellerstedt.
In his Nichomachean Ethics (VII.I.I), Aristotle suggests the possibility of a perfection of virtue so extreme that it could be characterized as “heroic” or “divine”. In Shaping Heroic Virtue , eight scholars from different fields of the humanities explore the reception of this notion within a broad...
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Superior document: | Brill's studies in intellectual history, v. 249 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, [2015] ©2015 |
Year of Publication: | 2015 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Brill's Studies in Intellectual History
249. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (221 p.) |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Other title: | Preliminary Material -- Introduction / The Late Ancient Development of a Notion of Heroic Virtue / Heroic Virtue in Medieval Liturgy / Aristotle’s Heroic Virtue and Medieval Theories of Monarchy / The Gem and the Mirror of Heroic Virtue: Emanuele Tesauro and the Heroic at the Court of Savoy / Anti-Protestant Heroic Virtue in Early Modern Rome: Queen Christina (1626–1689) and Senator Nils Bielke (1706–1765) / The King’s Virtues in Swedish Mirrors for Princes c. 1300–c. 1600 / The Absolute Hero: Heroic Greatness and Royal Absolutism in Sweden 1685–1715 / The Enlightened Hero: Virtue, Magnanimitas and Glory in Panegyric Poetry on Gustavus iii 1771–1792 / Index. |
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Summary: | In his Nichomachean Ethics (VII.I.I), Aristotle suggests the possibility of a perfection of virtue so extreme that it could be characterized as “heroic” or “divine”. In Shaping Heroic Virtue , eight scholars from different fields of the humanities explore the reception of this notion within a broad range of artistic, political and religious contexts and map its enduring importance in the self-fashioning of monarchs and political elites. The case studies included in the volume span from Late Antiquity to the 18th century and include material from different parts of Europe, with a particular emphasis on Scandinavia. Contributors include Erik Eliasson, Stefano Fogelberg Rota, Andreas Hellerstedt, Kristine Kolrud, Jennie Nell, Nils Holger Petersen, Tania Preste and Biörn Tjällén. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9004303782 |
ISSN: | 0920-8607 ; |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Stefano Fogelberg Rota and Andreas Hellerstedt. |