For more than three decades the problem of the transition from medieval to early modern time has been an important issue of debate for various disciplines within cultural history. The essays in this collection will explore the historical developments in these epochs, focussing on the relation between tradition and innovation on three levels: (1) perceptions of the world and changing geographical boundaries; (2) literary activity in the social environment of towns and humanist circles; and (3) new modes of interpretation and ...
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For more than three decades the problem of the transition from medieval to early modern time has been an important issue of debate for various disciplines within cultural history. The essays in this collection will explore the historical developments in these epochs, focussing on the relation between tradition and innovation on three levels: (1) perceptions of the world and changing geographical boundaries; (2) literary activity in the social environment of towns and humanist circles; and (3) new modes of interpretation and representation in intellectual history. Die Frage nach den Voraussetzungen, Bedingungen und vielf???ltigen Erscheinungsformen des ???bergangs vom Mittelalter zur Fr???hen Neuzeit ist seit etwa drei Jahrzehnten einer der zentralen Diskussionspunkte verschiedenster medi???vistischer Fachdisziplinen und der Fr???hneuzeitforschung. Die in diesem Sammelband vereinten Tagungsbeitr???ge behandeln das differenzierte Verh???ltnis von Tradition und Innovation in dieser ???bergangsepoche unter drei verschiedenen Leitaspekten: Entdeckung der Alten und Neuen Welt, Humanismus und Literaturproduktion, Ideengeschichte und Hermeneutik.
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