Visions of Virtue
Visions of Virtue
€ 35
both lyrically and visually, amsterdam born and bred dirck volckertsz coornhert (1522-1590) was a real pioneer. his extensive oeuvre includes the first ethics in a european vernacular, a groundbreaking treatise about the treatment of prisoners, and a unique language guide aimed at both boys and girls. in addition to a great number of prose texts, he also wrote poems, songs, and plays. as a visual artist, coornhert created hundreds of top-quality engravings, enabling him to also reach an illiterate audience with his ideas about tolerance, freedom of expression, and the importance of correct knowledge for the good life. the anthology visions of virtue is the first to bring together a rich selection of coornhert’s work, largely translated into english for the first time. the texts and engravings in this book offer an insight into one of the first advocates for tolerance and freedom of conscience in europe. at the same time, they shed a surprising light on pressing contemporary issues such as truth versus lie, democracy versus autocracy, and rational thought versus gut feeling.
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Boeken
Beschikbaarheid
EAN
9789464551754
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Op werkdagen voor 23.00 uur besteld, volgende dag in huis
Categorie
Boeken
Titel Boek
Visions of Virtue
Auteur
Ruben Buys
Genre
Geschiedenis & politiek
Taal
Nederlands
Artikelnummer
9789464551754
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