Jost Eickmeyer – författare

Zwischen 1514 und 1663 wurde die antike Gattung des Heroidenbriefes nahezu ausschließlich von neulateinischen Dichtern gepflegt. Da der genannte Zeitraum in der Gattungsgeschichte bislang kaum behandelt ist, erschließt diese Studie die Heroidensammlungen der wichtigsten Autoren Eobanus Hessus, Andreas Alenus, Jacob Bidermann, Baudouin Cabiliau, Jean Vincart, Jacob Balde, indem es ihre literaturhistorischen Kontexte (mittelalterliche Vorläufer, Bedingungen und Medien der Ovid-Rezeption, zeitgenössische poetologische Diskussionen) aufzeigt und sie in Einzelanalysen jeweils exemplarischer Briefgedichte zugänglich macht. Dabei spielen v.a. die Modi der christianisierenden Transformation ihres antiken Vorbildes, Ovids Heroides, die mannigfachen intertextuellen Bezüglichkeiten ‑ auch untereinander ‑ sowie die Frage nach der funktionalen Bestimmung dieser Gattung im Vergleich zu anderen zeitgenössischen Genera eine zentrale Rolle. Auch die Wandlungen der Gattung durch innovative Auswahl biblischer, hagiographischer oder profangeschichtlicher Stoffe, durch die Ausweitung formaler Darstellungsmöglichkeiten (Zyklusbildung, Allegorie, Text-Bild-Kombinationen) oder durch poetologische Reflexionen der Autoren werden aufgezeigt.

In 1638, the Jesuit, poet, preacher, and historian from Upper Swabia, Johannes Bisselius (1601–1682) published the first volume of his seasonal poem Deliciae Veris. These “Pleasures of Spring” are a subtly composed, stylistically unique cycle inspired by multiple motivations. The poem cycle is presented here for the first time in a modern edition with a German translation and insightful commentary, including an introduction to each poem.

This book examines how genealogical knowledge was produced in Early Modern Europe. It studies the procedures and difficulties of genealogical research and highlights the many challenges that had to be overcome in the process of establishing family histories. Archives had to be visited, stone inscriptions had to be deciphered, and countless individuals had to be identified. The papers demonstrate that none of these tasks were simple and that the results of the research efforts often remained ambivalent. How early modern genealogists went about studying these questions is investigated here in a comparative perspective that includes cases from Germany, Italy, France, Wales, and beyond.

This book examines how genealogical knowledge was produced in Early Modern Europe. It studies the procedures and difficulties of genealogical research and highlights the many challenges that had to be overcome in the process of establishing family histories. Archives had to be visited, stone inscriptions had to be deciphered, and countless individuals had to be identified. The papers demonstrate that none of these tasks were simple and that the results of the research efforts often remained ambivalent. How early modern genealogists went about studying these questions is investigated here in a comparative perspective that includes cases from Germany, Italy, France, Wales, and beyond.