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History of Lithuania

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  • Title:
    History of Lithuania
  • Author: Wijuk Kojalowicz, Albert
  • Subjects: History
  • Description: Provider: - Institution: - Data provided by Europeana Collections- A work in Latin by Lithuanian historian, the rector of Vilnius Academy, Albert Kojalowicz Wijuk (Lith. Albertas Kojalavièius Vijûkas, 1609-1677), whose first part was printed in Danzig in 1650 and the second in Antwerp in 1669. This was the first Lithuanian history written by a Lithuanian author and published as a separate edition. The author used works by the prominent 16th-century Polish chroniclers Alexander Guagnini and Matthew Stryjkowski as the sources to his history. The Renaissance society was yearning for knowledge not only about the New World but also of closer countries with whom relations were constantly increasing. The appearance of "History of Lithuania" was closely connected with Vilnius Academy, where Kojalowicz was a professor and his work was intended for students of this school. The considerable part of work by Kojalowicz belongs to fiction. The author was aiming to create historical writings in classical Latin. The writer deviated from the history of his native land only in those cases when he tried to explain its relations with foreign countries. Although this work, in which the outlook on the world is expressed by literary imagination, could not be compared with the rationalism prevailing in the historiography of Western Europe, none the less "History of Lithuania" by Kojalowicz successfully represented Lithuania in the scholastic world. The Renaissance in "History of Lithuania" is reminded only by the classical Latin language and some literary forms. Therefore the honour of the last Renaissance representative in Lithuania fell on Albert Kojalowizc. The ornate title page of the first volume reflects the best traditions of Danzig as an important printing centre of Eastern Europe.- Danzig [Vol. 1]; Antwerp [Vol. 2]- All metadata published by Europeana are available free of restriction under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. However, Europeana requests that you actively acknowledge and give attribution to all metadata sources including Europeana
  • Creation Date: 1669
  • Source: Europeana Collections
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