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Between vita activa and vita contemplativa

epistolary forms of otium in early modern Italy

Judith Frömmer, Andrea Guidi (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

170 Seiten

2023 | 1. Auflage
Mohr Siebeck (Verlag)
978-3-16-162288-5 (ISBN)

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Letters went viral in early modern Italy, with politics and social interaction, artistic inspiration as well as spirituality and philosophy all hinging on ingenious epistolary cultures. Correspondence fashioned intellectuals and networks, constructed thoughts and schemes, provided a stage for politics and the arts, reflected on existential questions and professional activities. It involved not only writing, but diplomacy, praying, painting, composing, and other forms of artistic expression. And while being a vital activity of everyday lives, epistolary communication also uncovered new spaces of thought, meditation, and creativity. The articles gathered in this volume trace the epistolary threads spun across early modern Italy and unravel the entanglements of their correspondents' active and contemplative lives. They reveal different forms of an epistolary otium which was both an indispensable social activity and an essential method of contemplation.

is Professor of Italian and French Literature and Media Studies at the University of Vienna, Austria.

is Senior Assistant Professor at the University of Bologna, Italy.

Erscheinungsdatum	30.09.2023
Reihe/Serie	Otium
Zusatzinfo	Illustrationen
Verlagsort	Tübingen
Sprache	deutsch
Maße	155 x 232 mm
Gewicht	376 g
Einbandart	gebunden
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
Schlagworte	Epistolary Culture • Intellectual history • Italian Literature and Culture • Letters • Renaissance/Early Modern Cultures
ISBN-10	3-16-162288-X / 316162288X
ISBN-13	978-3-16-162288-5 / 9783161622885
Zustand	Neuware