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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463588303321

Autore

Nellen Henk J. M. <1949->

Titolo

Hugo Grotius : a lifelong struggle for peace in church and state, 1583-1645 / / by Henk Nellen ; translated from the Dutch by J. C. Grayson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands : , : Brill, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

90-04-28179-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (944 p.)

Disciplina

341.092

Soggetti

Church and state - Netherlands - History - 17th century

Statesmen - Netherlands

Electronic books.

Netherlands Church history 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / Henk Nellen -- 1 Introduction / Henk Nellen -- 2 Childhood and Youth (1583–99) / Henk Nellen -- 3 On the Way to Adulthood (1599–1607) / Henk Nellen -- 4 Advocate-Fiscal (1607–13) / Henk Nellen -- 5 A Budding Politician (1609–13) / Henk Nellen -- 6 Pensionary of Rotterdam (1613–16) / Henk Nellen -- 7 An Intellectual in a Time of Revolution (1616–18) / Henk Nellen -- 8 Trial and Imprisonment (1618–21) / Henk Nellen -- 9 Exile (1621–25) / Henk Nellen -- 10 Exile (1625–31) / Henk Nellen -- 11 Intermezzo in Holland (1631–32) / Henk Nellen -- 12 Passing through Hamburg: Hesitations and Uncertainties (1632–34) / Henk Nellen -- 13 Friction between Office, Scholarship and Religion: The First Years of the Paris Embassy (1635–40) / Henk Nellen -- 14 Towards a Final Breach with Holland (1635–40) / Henk Nellen -- 15 Diplomacy and Exegesis: The Paris Embassy (1640–44) / Henk Nellen -- 16 A Disappointed Diplomat (1640–45) / Henk Nellen -- 17 Swedish Journey and Death (1645) / Henk Nellen -- 18 Abuse and Honour / Henk Nellen -- 19 Epilogue / Henk Nellen -- Bibliography / Henk Nellen -- Index of Personal Names and Works Written by Grotius / Henk Nellen -- Illustration Section (colour) / Henk Nellen.



Sommario/riassunto

Hugo Grotius (1583-1645) is the most famous humanist scholar of the Dutch Golden Age. He wrote influential works on the laws of war and peace, Dutch history and the unification of the churches. His plea for a freedom of the seas in Mare liberum offered the Dutch East India Company a ready justification for the establishment of a trading empire in the East Indies. As far as his daily duties left him any spare time, he penned confidential, learned and beautifully-written letters. This voluminous correspondence offers a trove of information on Grotius’ life and works, and forms the basis of his newest biography which sketches a life caught in a fierce struggle for peace in Church and State.