オラニエ公ウィレムの秘書による日誌 Family, Culture and Society in the Diary of Constantijn Huygens Jr, Secretary to Stadholder-King William of Orange (Egodocuments and History)

Dekker, Rudolf

Brill Academic Pub（2013/06発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 195 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789004250949
• DDC分類 B

Full Description

Based on analysis of a diary kept by Constantijn Huygens Jr, the secretary to Stadholder-King William of Orange, this book proposes a new explanation for the invention of the modern, private diary in the 17th century. At the same time it sketches a panoramic view of Europe at the time of the Glorious Revolution and the Nine Years' War, recorded by an eyewitness. The book includes chapters on such subjects as the changing perception of time, book collecting, Huygens's role as connoisseur of art, belief in magic and witchcraft, and gossip and sexuality at the court of William and Mary. Finally, this study shows how modern scientific ideas, developed by Huygens's brother Christiaan Huygens, changed our way of looking at the world around us.

Contents

List of Illustrations

Introduction

1. Constantijn Huygens Jr

2. Diary-Writing and Time-Keeping

3. The Glorious Revolution of 1688

4. The Nine Years' War

5. Dutchmen and Englishmen

6. The Many Faces of William of Orange

7. Connoisseur of Art

8. The Bibliotheca Zuylichemiana

9. Quacks and Witches

10. Gossip and Sex

11. Servants and Maids

12. The Last Generation

13. The Court as a Microcosm

Index of Names

Index of Places