Literary Heritage and European Identity

Authors

  • Peter Hanenberg Universidade Católica Portuguesa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/1677-1222.2018vol18i3a3

Keywords:

Imagined community, Literary heritage, European identity, Translation

Abstract

Thomas Morus' Utopia, Luís de Camões' The Lusiads or Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's Nathan the Wise belong to the European canon – but are mostly read within their national linguistic contexts. It is necessary to recognize how much they have built a common European identity referring to concepts like critical thinking, the relation with extra-European cultures or tolerance. The module will suggest transnational readings of the literary heritage in its function as agent of promoting and translating European humanism.

Author Biography

Peter Hanenberg, Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Associate Professor at the Faculty for Human Sciences, Universidade Católica Portuguesa; director of the Research Center for Communication and Culture CECC

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Published

2018-12-25

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 3 (2018): Religião, memória e identidade na Europa

Section

Seção Temática

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