17th-Century English Cultural History
Vorlesung, 2 SWS
- Termin:
- Freitag, 09:20 - 10:50 Uhr
- Beginn:
- 13.04.2018
- Ort:
- W48 / 004 / H
Inhalt
If the 16th century can be described as a gradual shift from the late middle ages to the early modern period, 17th-century British culture can be perceived as the contested breakthrough of early modern structures and thinking.
This lecture course aims at introducing some of these structural patterns that are often linked with each other. Although the cultural history of the British Isles, and England in particular, will be at the centre, European developments will and have to be taken into account as well.
The following topics will be dealt with more extensively:
- ‘new’ philosophy, the rise of the sciences and the discovery of the world,
- the development of England into a parliamentary monarchy,
- the rise of a bourgeois society,
- religious tendencies and frictions,
- literary and artistic developments.
This lecture will not only introduce major developments in an exemplary fashion, but also discuss cultural practices of the 17th century and their reflection in our 21st century..
Voraussetzungen
Kenntnisse der englischen Sprache
- Lehrende/Vortragende:
- Herr Prof. Dr. Thomas Kühn
- Nachweise:
- Teilnahmebestätigung, 1 Cr.
- Ansprechpartner:
- Frau Prof. Köhler
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