
Although his sole authorship of some works is contested, there is no doubt that he had a share in them. Suffering many disappointments in his efforts for the church and in failing health, he withdrew to Bebenhausen as bishop and abbot in 1650.Īndreae wrote a large number of small works, most of them in Latin some were published anonymously, and several of them only years after their composition. In 1639 he became court preacher and councillor in Stuttgart, and was in charge of the reorganization of the church in Württemberg. From 1620 to 1638 he was dean at Calw, where in September 1634, after the battle of Nördlingen, he lost practically all his manuscripts, his library, and a collection of art that included works by Dürer, Cranach, and Holbein. The rest of his life was devoted to writing, the service of religion, and his efforts to create a Christian union. Social reform.(age 67) Herrenberg, Wurttemberg, Germanyĭuring the years at Vaihingen (1614-1620) Andreae wrote most of the works for which he is remembered. These fictional depictions were generally conceivedĪs necessary complements to a more ample and consistent program for a religious, scientific and They considered to be necessary and imminent. Literary fantasy and their authors’ design for an ideal social, scientific and religious order which Summary/Abstract: Utopian writings in the seventeenth century were very often a curious combination between Published by: Editura Universităţii Vasile Goldiş Keywords: utopia Johann Valentin Andreae knowledge curiosity Sacred Wedding utopie Johann Valentin Andreae cunoastere curiozitate Nunta sacră Knowledge and rebirth: some considerations on Johann Valentin Andreae’s “Christianopolis” Author(s): Rodica Teodora Biriş, Bogdan Deznan


Cunoastere si renastere: unele consideraţii asupra scrierii „Christianopolis” de Johann Valentin Andreae
