Rudolf II and His World: A Study in Intellectual History, 1576-1612
Evans, R. J. W.
ISBN 10: 0198225164 ISBN 13: 9780198225164
Published by Oxford Univ Pr, 1973
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Rudolf II of Hapsburg, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia and Hungary, was an extraordinary ruler, a monarch whose court occupied a central position in 16th-century Europe - yet he remained a shadowy and fugitive figure. The decades around 1600 saw sweeping cultural changes in Europe, with the waning of an old-world view and the beginnings of the 17th-century intellectual revolution. The author argues that the conflict which played itself out in the Hapsburg lands during these years was a political manifestation of the intellectual confrontation between the old guard and and their preoccupation with the mystical, spiritual and hermetic sciences, and the rise of a more rational and empirical view of the world. Rudolf, as the embodiment of the old philosophy, failed to grasp this profound shift in the prevailing climate of thought: Professor Evans argues that it was this failure which led to his eventual tragic downfall.
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Title: Rudolf II and His World: A Study in ...
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Publication Date: 1973
Binding: Hardback
Condition: Good