HIAb07e General History of the Early Modern Age

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
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
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 16:00–17:40 G24, except Tue 16. 9., except Mon 17. 11. to Sun 23. 11. ; and Tue 16. 9. 16:00–17:40 N51
Prerequisites
HIAb07u Introduction to Early Mod.Age
Graduate of the Course Introduction of the Early Modern History.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 6 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 6/6, only registered: 0/6
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
  • The term and periodization of absolutism.
  • Sovereign - l'état, c'est moi.
  • Court – beauty and opulence.
  • State bureaucracy - Gesamt-Staats-Idee.
  • War - la guerre, c'est moi.
  • Patrimonium - feudal large estate.
  • Serf – right like everydayness.
  • Eastern Europe at the beginning of the Early Modern Period.
  • The rise of Tsarist autocracy in Russia.
  • Eastern Europe in the middle of the 17th century.
  • Religous and ecclesiastical situations in Eastern Europe in the 17th century.
  • Peter I and the emergence of the Russian Empire
Literature
    required literature
  • WIHODA, Martin. Polsko v době knížecí. In Dějiny Polska. První. Praha: NLN, 2017, p. 13-101, 88 pp. ISBN 978-80-7422-306-8. info
  • KOSMAN, Marceli. Dějiny Polska. Translated by Jan Vitoň. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2011, 451 s. ISBN 9788024618425. info
  • ŠVANKMAJER, Milan. Dějiny Ruska. 4. rozšíř. vyd. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2004, 574 s. ISBN 8071066583. 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. Translated by Martin Hořák - Martin Žemla - Eva Křístková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2001, 395 s. ISBN 8070214694. info
    recommended literature
  • Barokní člověk a jeho svět. Edited by Rosario Villari, Translated by Jiřina Němcová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2004, 326 s. ISBN 8070216832. info
  • PIPES, Richard and Stanislav PAVLÍČEK. Rusko za starého režimu. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2004, 404 s. ISBN 8072035592. 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
Teaching methods
Seminary The works with texts and visual sourses Presenations
Assessment methods
The requirements for completing the course successfully involve submitting a seminar paper and completing a final written test and exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
Information on course enrolment limitations: souběžně nebo po absolvovaní HIAb07d
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026.
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