Naslov
The use of the term “freedom” in diplomatic discourse of the Renaissance Dubrovnik

Autori
Zovko, Valentina

Vrsta, podvrsta
Ostale vrste radova, ostalo

Godina
2016

Ključne riječi
Dubrovnik ; Ragusa ; Freedom ; Liberty ; Diplomacy ; Middle Ages

Sažetak
Publice lecture delivered at the Institute of Advanced Studies and the ARC Centre of excellence for the history of Emotions, Perth, Australija, 2016. This lecture analysed the appearance and usage of the term “freedom” in speeches given by the Dubrovnik’s Renaissance ambassadors. Its meaning can be analysed over a longer period of time, depending on the person it addressed, the purpose it had to serve, and situations in which it appeared. Freedom speeches represent a permanent feature of the period. They were used to send messages of the community’s self-perception from the town leaders’ point of view. The government created an image of the city and used it for political purposes, always adapting it to specific social and cultural contexts. Written documents that witness Dubrovnik’s history confirm that the term “freedom” in its diplomatic discourse represented far more than a mere figure of speech. The chapters of this great city`s history began and ended with freedom.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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