An intellectual elite at the end of the Middle Ages: 'Publicist activity' and its impact on 'public opinion‘ (10)

作为一个整体，该分项目侧重于中世纪晚期和现代早期形式的“公关活动”，目的是从文学史的角度重新定义被忽视的文本，并将它们置于政治传播的框架内。在审查了《儿童权利公约》第一个资助期的统治者之后，该项目现在将重点转移到作者身上，将他们解释为知识精英：虽然作者在某种程度上是在一个“公共领域”内行事，但他们会影响“公众舆论”，从而声称自己拥有权力。

The subproject as a whole focuses on late medieval and early modern forms of ‘publicist activity’ aiming to redefine the neglected texts in terms of literary history and to locate them within the framework of political communication. Having examined the ruler in the first funding period of the CRC, the project now shifts focus to the authors interpreting them as intellectual elite: while acting within a somehow ‘public sphere’, the authors influence ‘public opinion’ and hence claim power.