The Communicative Image of the Battle of Záblatíстатья из журнала
Аннотация: Immediately after the Battle of Záblatí a vast range of printed flyers and leaflets on the event was published. The key element for the communicative image of the battle was based on the conflict between two propagandistic concepts. As the cause for the outbreak of the war was connected to the will of God, it was therefore logical and common that the matter of religion, in a strongly "confessionalised" society at the end of the 16th century, and at the beginning of the 17th century gained more importance in other contemporary documents than any other issues. Besides divine interventions, human cupidity and greed, usually on the part of the enemy, were considered the next reason for the war.On both sides, the authors followed up the real course of the events that provided them with the platform where they could share their own perspective and observations. Whereas the Catholic author showed the tendency to praise the flawless tactical command and leadership style of Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Buquoy, the author of the Protestant flyer informed about the predominant position of the Imperial Army. In his description of the war, he tried to campaign for the commander of the Imperial Army Peter Ernst von Mansfeld. Moreover, within the scope of the printed flyers and leaflets about the Battle of Záblatí, some curious life stories came alive. In the case of the heroes, on both the Protestant and Catholic, the authors were biased by topoi and themes typical for the journalism of the 16th and 17th century. However, the perspective of how the locals in the towns and villages of South Bohemia perceived the Battle of Záblatí was based on another factual basis than the contemporary journalist focused on. The undisciplined corps of the Bohemian Estates' army, which moved across the country, plundering it, tormented the town residents. A daunting problem for the town residents as well as for the village inhabitants were the dead soldiers who had been left on the battlefield at the mercy of wild animals and decay. The coexistence of the ordinary people at the beginning of the 17th century with the military element seemed to be very explosive. During the time of the uprising of the Bohemian Estates, the Bohemian Estates's army posed, in particular cases, the same threat as the Imperial Army did to village inhabitants or town residents.
Год издания: 2018
Авторы: Josef Čížek
Издательство: University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
Источник: Opera Historica
Ключевые слова: European Politics and Security, Central European and Russian historical studies, Medieval European History and Architecture
Открытый доступ: hybrid
Том: 19
Выпуск: 1
Страницы: 7–32