El viaje circular : Causas da Decadência dos Povos Peninsulares de Antero de Quental como apocalipsis secular

This article examines the meta-historical scheme outlined by Portuguese poet and philosopher Antero de Quental in his lecture Causas da Decadência dos Povos Peninsulares nos Últimos Três Séculos (1871). I argue that the Anterian scheme of peninsular history, structured in stages of « prosperity » (L...

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Main Author: Ricardo Ledesma Alonso
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Language:English
Published: TELEMME - UMR 6570 2022-09-01
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/amnis/7209
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description This article examines the meta-historical scheme outlined by Portuguese poet and philosopher Antero de Quental in his lecture Causas da Decadência dos Povos Peninsulares nos Últimos Três Séculos (1871). I argue that the Anterian scheme of peninsular history, structured in stages of « prosperity » (Late Antiquity and Middle Ages), « decadence » (16th-19th centuries) and « regeneration » (future), can be understood as a romantic reinterpretation of the design, concepts and images of biblical history and prophecy. This study aims to contribute to the discussions about the theological presuppositions of modern historical consciousness.
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spelling doaj.art-4c8a2b6bc9354d51a1c6b53c04fe785d2022-12-22T04:07:33ZengTELEMME - UMR 6570Amnis1764-71932022-09-012110.4000/amnis.7209El viaje circular : Causas da Decadência dos Povos Peninsulares de Antero de Quental como apocalipsis secularRicardo Ledesma AlonsoThis article examines the meta-historical scheme outlined by Portuguese poet and philosopher Antero de Quental in his lecture Causas da Decadência dos Povos Peninsulares nos Últimos Três Séculos (1871). I argue that the Anterian scheme of peninsular history, structured in stages of « prosperity » (Late Antiquity and Middle Ages), « decadence » (16th-19th centuries) and « regeneration » (future), can be understood as a romantic reinterpretation of the design, concepts and images of biblical history and prophecy. This study aims to contribute to the discussions about the theological presuppositions of modern historical consciousness.http://journals.openedition.org/amnis/7209Antero de Quentalhistorydecadenceregeneration
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El viaje circular : Causas da Decadência dos Povos Peninsulares de Antero de Quental como apocalipsis secular
Amnis
Antero de Quental
history
decadence
regeneration
title El viaje circular : Causas da Decadência dos Povos Peninsulares de Antero de Quental como apocalipsis secular
title_full El viaje circular : Causas da Decadência dos Povos Peninsulares de Antero de Quental como apocalipsis secular
title_fullStr El viaje circular : Causas da Decadência dos Povos Peninsulares de Antero de Quental como apocalipsis secular
title_full_unstemmed El viaje circular : Causas da Decadência dos Povos Peninsulares de Antero de Quental como apocalipsis secular
title_short El viaje circular : Causas da Decadência dos Povos Peninsulares de Antero de Quental como apocalipsis secular
title_sort el viaje circular causas da decadencia dos povos peninsulares de antero de quental como apocalipsis secular
topic Antero de Quental
history
decadence
regeneration
url http://journals.openedition.org/amnis/7209
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