Jan Waszink

Hugo Grotius, Annals of the War in the Low Countries

Edition, Translation, and Introduction

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Grotius on the Dutch Revolt and the fundamentality of reason of state

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Produktdetails

• Bibliotheca Latinitatis Novae
• Verlag: Leuven University Press
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 179mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 1002g
• ISBN-13: 9789462703513
• ISBN-10: 9462703515
• Artikelnr.: 64464329

Inhaltsangabe

Preface vii
Introduction 1. Hugo Grotius' Annales et Historiae 2. The AH and the States
of Holland, the Revolt and the Truce Conflicts 2.1. The main setting 2.2.
The publication plans for the AH in 1612-13 2.3. The States and History
2.4. The Truce Conflicts 3. Hugo Grotius 1 4. Tacitism and Reason of State
in the Annales et Historiae 5. The Statesman-Historian: Grotius and the
historian's role in society 6. Controversial content and the
non-publication of the AH in 1612-1613 7. Tacitism 7.1. Tacitist content
and ideas 7.2. Syntax and forms of Grotius' imitation of Tacitus' literary
style 7.3. Compositorial aspects and narrative structure 7.3.1. Is there
dramatic structuring in the AH? 7.4. Conclusion: Grotius' imitation of
Tacitus 8. Some important characters in the AH 8.1. William the Silent 8.2.
Philip II 8.3. Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester 9. Other aspects 9.1.
Grotius and the Twelve Years' Truce 9.2. The AH's relationship with
Grotius' other works 9.3. Grotius as Historian 9.4. Is there a sense of
'Netherlands' or 'Dutch' nationhood in the Annales? 10. Sources of the
Annales et Historiae 11. The composition and reception of the Annales et
Historiae 11.1. Original composition and manuscripts 11.2. Reception during
Grotius' lifetime 11.3. The survival of the manuscripts
11.4. The printed editions of 1657-1658 11.5. The AH and the Vatican Index
of Forbidden Books 1657-1659 11.6. Translations 11.7. Further reception,
17th-21st centuries 11.8. Scholarship on the text 12. Conclusion
This edition 1. Principles of this edition 1.1. Sigla 1.2. Neo-Latin
aspects 2. About this translation
Summaries of annales 1-5 Appendix 1. The extant manuscripts of the
Historiae Appendix 2. The Vatican Index reports Appendix 3. Biographical
epilogues on Philip II by Grotius and by Van Meteren Appendix 4. The
Nijmegen copy of Pompeio Giustiniani's Bellum Belgicum Appendix 5. Pieter
Feddes van Harlingen's 'Monster' print of 1619 Appendix 6. Sententiae and
epigrams in Annales 1 and 2 Appendix 7. Book summaries by the editors of
1657
Bibliography Illustration credits Index to the introduction Index of names
to the translation and notes