The late 16th century and the first half of the 17th century saw a final resurgence of the concept of Fortuna. Shortly thereafter, this goddess of chance and luck, who had survived for millennia, rapidly lost her cultural and intellectual relevance. This volume explores the late heyday and subsequent erasure of Fortuna. It examines vernacular traditions and confessional differences, analyses how the iconography and semantics of Fortuna motifs transformed, and traces the rise of complementary concepts such as those of probability, risk, fate and contingency. Thus, a multidisciplinary team of contributors sheds light on the surprising ways in which the end of Fortuna intersected with the rise of modernity.
Om författaren
Arndt Brendecke und Peter Vogt, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
Språk Engelska ● Formatera EPUB ● Sidor 224 ● ISBN 9783110452594 ● Filstorlek 75.2 MB ● Redaktör Arndt Brendecke & Peter Vogt ● Utgivare De Gruyter ● Stad Basel/Berlin/Boston ● Publicerad 2017 ● Utgåva 1 ● Nedladdningsbara 24 månader ● Valuta EUR ● ID 6586464 ● Kopieringsskydd Adobe DRM
Kräver en DRM-kapabel e-läsare