Kalhous David. Legenda Christiani and Modern Historiography

Leiden – Boston: Brill, 2015. — 158 p. — (East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450–1450. Vol. 34). — ISSN 1872-8103; ISBN 978-90-04-28490-6; ISBN 978-90-04-30589-2.Legenda Christiani and Modern Historiography focuses on the long history of the discussion over the authenticity of Legenda Christiani, a crucial text for the medieval history of the Czech lands. First, this study shows the birth and development of a critical historiography in the era of nationalism (19th-20th C.). Second, it explains the different textual strategies used by historiography in the modern era. Third, comparison with similar discussions about the consistency in or the age of medieval texts is offered. This book will be of interest for medievalists and for those studying the historiography of the Middle Ages.Acknowledgements.
List of Illustrations.
Points of view? Introduction.
Certainty and Doubts: Legenda Christiani in the Controversy of the Baroque and Enlightenment Era.
“Our Oldest Chronicle”: Josef Pekař and His Opponents.
Intermezzo: The Victory of Josef Pekař?
Ancient Compilation or Modern Forgery: Václav Chaloupecký and His Opponents.
The Victory of Authenticity? Jaroslav Ludvíkovský and His Opponents.
Historiographical Debate: The Case Legenda Christiani.Medieval Primary Sources.
Primary Sources.
Literature.