Several Observations on the Themes of the Child and Upbringing in Literature of Late Humanism Cover Image

Několik pohledů na tematizaci dítěte a výchovy v literatuře pozdního humanismu
Several Observations on the Themes of the Child and Upbringing in Literature of Late Humanism

Author(s): Jana Kolářová
Subject(s): Cultural history, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Czech Literature, 17th Century, Theory of Literature
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Humanism; morality treatises; child; upbringing;

Summary/Abstract: The study focuses on an analysis of several moralising treatises from the period of late Humanism, involving the themes of the child and upbringing. They are Theatrum Mundi Minoris by Nathanael Vodňanský of Uračov (1605), Třinácte tabulí věku lidského (The Thirteen Tables of the Ages of Man) by Bartholomew Paprocký of Hloholy (1601), Věk člověka (The Ages of Man) by Thobias Mouřenín of Litomyšl (c. 1604) and Dětinský řápek (A Baby Bottle) by Simon Lomnický of Budeč (1609). The study examines the ways in which the themes of childhood and upbringing are treated in the above mentioned works.

  • Issue Year: 15/2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 7-18
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Czech