PV1A345 History of the Early Modern Age in Western Europe

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
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
Contact Person: Olga Barová
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
(! HIAb07c Early Modern Age in West.Europ )&&(! HIA108c Early Modern Age in West.Europ )&&(! PV1A258 Early Modern Age in W. Europe )&&!NOWANY( HIAb07c Early Modern Age in West.Europ , HIA108c Early Modern Age in West.Europ )
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 course deal s with the common history of the Absolutism in West and Central Europe between years 1550-1789. The contents of the course is focused on the history of Franće, Holy Empire and Habsburg Monarchy. The special attention will be drawn to the role of culture and fine arts (the art of absolutism x the state of baroque), the role of the state theory, constitutional mentality and the process of establishing bureaucracy. During the course the texts and archive documents will be studied and interpreted.
Learning outcomes
1. Identify the Sémiotic and historiography od Ansolutusm
2. Identify the role and history of the most importent europian States in the Age of Absolutism
3. Identify the State Theory of the Absolutism
4. Identify the topics of the constitutional Systen in the Age of Absolutisme5. Identify the role of Iconography of the Monarch in the Age of Absolutism
6. Odentufy the role of Monarch in the Age of Absolutism
7. Identify the role of Fine Arts as the Presentation of Monarch in the Age of Absolutism
8. Identify the role of Fein Arts and Ceremony at Baroque Courts
Syllabus
  • 1a. Terminology and Periodisatin of Absolutism
  • 1b. History of the most importent europian States in the Age of Absolutism
  • 1c. The State Theory of the Absolutism
  • 1d. The topics of the constitutional Systen in the Age of Absolutisme
  • 2a. The role of Iconography of the Monarch in the Age of Absolutism
  • 2b. The Monarch - l'état, c'est moi
  • 2c. The role of Fine Arts as the Presentation of Monarch in the Age of Absolutism
  • 3. The Baroque Court - Beuty and Ceremonial Pomp
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  • 4. Sates Byrocracy - "Gesamt-Staats-Idee"
  • 5. The War - "La guerre, c'est moi"
  • 6. Patrimonium - Feodal Farms
  • 7. The Serf - the Right as Justice
Literature
    required literature
  • UBIETO ARTETA, Antonio. Dějiny Španělska. Translated by Simona Binková. 3., dopl. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2007, 915 s. ISBN 9788071068365. info
  • Barokní člověk a jeho svět. Edited by Rosario Villari, Translated by Jiřina Němcová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2004, 326 s. ISBN 8070216832. info
  • DUBY, Georges. Dějiny Francie : od počátků po současnost. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2003, 953 s. ISBN 8071845140. info
  • Renesanční člověk a jeho svět. Edited by Eugenio Garin. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2003, 279 s. ISBN 8070216530. info
  • Vznik habsburské monarchie : 1550-1700. Edited by R. J. W. Evans, Translated by Lenka Kolářová. 1. vyd. Praha: Argo, 2003, 593 s. ISBN 8072034634. info
  • MUNCK, Thomas. Evropa sedmnáctého století, 1598-1700. Translated by Vítězslav Kremlík - Ingrid Vichnarová - Michaela Ponocná. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2002, 468 s. ISBN 8070215089. info
  • MACKENNEY, Richard. Evropa šestnáctého století. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2001, 395 s. ISBN 8070214694. info
    recommended literature
  • BLUCHE, François. Za časů Ludvíka XIV. : král Slunce a jeho století. Translated by Josef Kšír. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2006, 292 s. ISBN 8072036750. info
  • MIKULEC, Jiří. Leopold I. : život a vláda barokního Habsburka. Vydání první. Praha: Paseka, 1997, 245 stran. ISBN 8071851418. info
  • FUČÍKOVÁ, Eliška, Beket BUKOVINSKÁ and Ivan MUCHKA. Umění na dvoře Rudolfa II. Praha: Aventinum, 1991, 255 s. ISBN 8085277042. info
Teaching methods
Seminary
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 taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2024.
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