The Fabric of Power: Political Histories of the Late Medieval and Early Modern Court

IF 0.4 3区 历史学 Q1 HISTORY
Pascal W. Firges, Regine Maritz
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The princely court is one of the most evocative subjects of premodern history, which in recent decades has attracted broad and enduring interest among historians and the wider public alike. The court and its society have been the topics on which the (often critical) discussion of ancien régime Europe has centred. Scandals and intrigues, personal vanity and consumption, as well as artistic and scienti fi c endeavour gain an explosive dimension when they take place at court because of their perceived proximity to political decision-making processes, which might affect great numbers of people. This is true for how the court fi gures in historical research, as well as in popular imagination. 1 When we ask about the political histories of the court, we fi nd ourselves confronted with an odd problem. Practically all historical studies that treat an aspect of life at the premodern princely court make reference to how their subject matter relates to the ongoing political processes at court. Yet despite this rich scholarship, as of now, there is little discussion about how these various approaches relate to each other in terms of a uni fi ed understanding of the political history of the premodern princely court. Partly this is due to the complexity of the subject matter. And, it should be said at the outset, it is not our aim to simplify the entangle-ments between the systems of relationships that constituted the late medieval and early modern court and the political practices they produced. For this would result merely in an(other) abstract model of the aulic space that imposes a rigid taxonomy on fl uid processes
权力的结构:中世纪晚期和近代早期宫廷的政治史
王室是前现代史上最令人回味的主题之一,近几十年来,它吸引了历史学家和广大公众广泛而持久的兴趣。法院和它的社会一直是(通常是批评性的)讨论古代欧洲的焦点。丑闻和阴谋,个人虚荣和消费,以及艺术和科学的努力在发生在宫廷时获得爆炸性的规模,因为它们被认为接近政治决策过程,这可能影响到许多人。在历史研究和大众想象中,宫廷的形象都是如此。当我们询问法院的政治历史时,我们发现自己面临着一个奇怪的问题。实际上,所有研究前现代王室生活的历史研究都提到了他们的研究对象与宫廷中正在进行的政治进程的关系。然而,尽管有丰富的学术研究,但到目前为止,很少有人讨论这些不同的方法如何相互联系,以统一的方式理解前现代王室的政治史。这部分是由于主题的复杂性。而且,一开始就应该说,我们的目的不是简化构成中世纪晚期和近代早期法院的关系系统与它们产生的政治实践之间的纠缠。因为这只会产生一种(另一种)抽象的液压空间模型,对流体过程强加一种严格的分类
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期刊介绍: European History Quarterly has earned an international reputation as an essential resource on European history, publishing articles by eminent historians on a range of subjects from the later Middle Ages to post-1945. European History Quarterly also features review articles by leading authorities, offering a comprehensive survey of recent literature in a particular field, as well as an extensive book review section, enabling you to keep up to date with what"s being published in your field. The journal also features historiographical essays.
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