Published 1994
by University Press of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va .
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical notes and index.
| Statement | H. C. Erik Midelfort. |
| Series | Studies in early modern German history |
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Pagination | xii,204p. : |
| Number of Pages | 204 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL22332318M |
| ISBN 10 | 0813915007 |
During the sixteenth century close to thirty German dukes, landgraves, and counts, plus one Holy Roman emperor, were known as mad- so mentally disordered that serious steps had to be taken to remove them from office or to obtain medical care for them. This book is the first study these princes, and a few princesses, as a group in context. The result is a flood of new light on the history of Renaissance . During the sixteenth century close to thirty German dukes, landgraves, and counts, plus one Holy Roman emperor, were known as mad- so mentally disordered that serious steps had to be taken to remove them from office or to obtain medical care for them. This book is the first study these princes, and a few princesses, as a group in : University of Virginia Press. During the sixteenth century close to thirty German dukes, landgraves, and counts, plus one Holy Roman emperor, were known as mad- so mentally disordered that serious steps had to be taken to remove them from office or to obtain medical care for them. This book is the first study these princes, and a few princesses, as a group in context. MAD PRINCES OF RENAISSANCE GERMANY User Review - Kirkus. A history of insanity among German royals from about to , by the author of Witch Hunting in Southwestern Germany 4/5(1).
APA style: Mad Princes of Renaissance Germany.. (n.d.) >The Free Library. (). Retrieved Jan 12 from +Princes+of+Renaissance+Germany.-a H.C. Erik Midelfort's "modest volume" on the subject of aristocratic madness in sixteenth-century Germany brilliantly eludes the many teleological and voyeuristic traps inherent in such a subject. MAD PRINCES OF RENAISSANCE GERMANY Nutzerbericht - Kirkus. A history of insanity among German royals from about to , by the author of Witch Hunting in Southwestern Germany, (not reviewed). During the Renaissance, madness was a catchall term Vollständige Rezension lesen4/5(1). Full text Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (K), or click on a page image below to browse page by page. The book is a serious and detailed study of 16th century Princes that were described by their contemporaries as "melancholic" or locked up as being "mad". Black and white images of most of the described mad Princes and Princesses are s: 4.
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