THE PERCEPTION OF TIME AND SPACE IN THE ROMANIAN MEDIEVAL WORLD
THE PERCEPTION OF TIME AND SPACE IN THE ROMANIAN MEDIEVAL WORLD
Author(s): Lavinia BănicăSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Cultural history, 17th Century
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Piteşti
Keywords: paradise, garden; nostalgia; imago mundi;
Summary/Abstract: The 17th century brought to the inhabitants of Europe a life of agitation unknown before that time. The grand geographical discoveries generated a fierce battle for the possession of the riches found in the new territories; on the other hand, the economic crisis, excessive taxes, confessional conflicts, and diseases decimated a significant portion of the population, most of the victims being peasants. People in medieval Christian Europe believed that the terrestrial paradise was still on earth. It was, of course, inaccessible, girthed by fire, guarded by a sword-bearing cherub, yet it had not vanished. Maps located it somewhere in a remote corner of the East. Travelers tried to reach it and Renaissance explorers believed that they had found places that still preserved elements and traces of the privileged conditions in the wonderful garden of Eden.
Journal: LIMBA ȘI LITERATURA – REPERE IDENTITARE ÎN CONTEXT EUROPEAN
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 28
- Page Range: 7-12
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English