Title: Maximilians Ruhmeswerk
Description: "The essays in this volume explore the full scope of Maximilian's Ruhmeswerk, which adaptively incorporated different literary and aesthetic genres. They examine the Emperor's quest to become an 'uomo universale', or Renaissance man, in the context of the idea of 'self-fashioning' at the focus of recent Renaissance research. In addition, the studies consider the impact of changing media conditions as a result of the invention of the printed book"--
Subjects: Communication and culture, Science, German literature, History and criticism, Influence, Printing, Art patronage, History, Maximilian i, holy roman emperor, 1459-1519, German literature, history and criticism, early modern, 1500-1700, Science, germany, Printing, history, Holy roman empire, history
Places: Germany, Holy Roman Empire
People: Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor (1459-1519)
Time periods: 15th century, Maximilian I, 1493-1519, Early modern, 1500-1700