Education of Children of Noble Birth in the Czech Lands During the Late Middle Ages in the Works of Four Contemporary Authors
2016
Abstract
This study deals with fourteenth and fifteenth century (1360-1470) literary compositions which originated in the Czech Lands and deal with the education and instruction of children of royal and noble birth. The works of Emperor Charles IV, Tomáš Štítný ze Štítného (Thomas of Stitny), Pavel Žídek (Paulus Paulirinus de Praga), and Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini are compared and placed in context of the time when they were written.
Emphasis is placed on features these works share regarding their contents, form, and genre.