Publication details
Svatý Jeroným jako pramen v cestopisu Kryštofa Haranta z Polžic a Bezdružic
| Title in English | Saint Jerome as a Source in the Travel Book by Christopher Harant of Polžice and Bezdružice |
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| Year of publication | 2017 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Kultúrne dejiny |
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| Field | Mass media, audiovision |
| Keywords | Saint Jerome; Christopher Harant of Polzice and Bezdruzice; Czech Renaissance Travel Book |
| Description | The paper focuses on the personality and writings of Saint Jerome as they appear in the travel book by the Czech Renaissance nobleman Christopher Harant of Polžice and Bezdružice (1564–1621). The book was first published in 1608, bearing an elaborate title "The Pilgrimage or Journey from the Kingdom of Bohemia to the City of Venice, from there by Sea to the Holy Land, the Land of Judah and further to Egypt and the Great City of Cairo, then to the Mount Oreb, Sinai and the Mount of Saint Catherine, Virgin, that Lies in the Arabia Deserta etc." The work quotes a great number of sources ranging from classical antiquity to Harant´s contemporaries, while Harant often amazes readers with his vast knowledge of authorities, quoting not only authors and titles but often also books and chapters. The paper analyses the occurrences of the Latin Church Father Sophronius Eusebius Hieronymus in the travel book, as well as Harant´s perception of him and the ways in which he applied Jerome´s writings. |