Intellectual links and channels of exchange between pre-Reformation Scotland and Bohemia when reconceptualizing Wycliffite thought

Reznik, Jan (2022) Intellectual links and channels of exchange between pre-Reformation Scotland and Bohemia when reconceptualizing Wycliffite thought. MRes thesis, University of Glasgow.

Abstract

This dissertation compares and contrasts the intellectual environments of Bohemia and Scotland at the beginning of the fifteenth century, with a particular focus on the reconceptualization of Wycliffite theological thought and philosophies at the universities of Prague and St Andrews. In addition to the identification of the shared philosophies and curricula of both universities, the present analysis is based on the assessment of data witnessing the communication between the Lollards in Britain with Czech Hussites and the possible channel of communication aimed at intercultural transmission between Scotland and Bohemia. Two pieces of evidence of such communication are examined in greater detail: the schedulae of Quintin Folkhyrde, which were sent to Prague in 1410, and the record of the trial of Pavel Kravař in Scotichronicon. The former primary source is transcribed from two original manuscript witnesses and analysed in the present author’s translation from the Latin original to English. It is concluded that Lollards and Hussites engaged in mutual intercultural transmission in the studied period and such interchange between Prague and Scotland in particular presented an important contribution to pre-Reformation thought Europe-wide.

• Item Type: Thesis (MRes)
• Qualification Level: Masters
• Colleges/Schools: College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > History
• Supervisor's Name: Reid, Dr. Steven John and Marritt, Dr. Stephen Peter
• Date of Award: 2022
• Depositing User: Theses Team
• Unique ID: glathesis:2022-83116
• Copyright: Copyright of this thesis is held by the author.
• Date Deposited: 09 Sep 2022 11:55
• Last Modified: 09 Sep 2022 11:57
• Thesis DOI: 10.5525/gla.thesis.83116
• URI: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/83116