The Astronomer and the Witch
E-book, Czech
The Astronomer and the Witch
A family drama at the time of the scientific revolution
Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) is generally known primarily as an astronomer who played a key role in the scientific revolution at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries. He is famous for his discoveries regarding the motion of the planets. In the book The Astronomer and the Witch, however, he does not appear only as a scientist, but primarily as a scholar who, at the height of his career in 1615, attempted to clear his mother, Katharina, of accusations of witchcraft. The inquisitorial trial itself lasted for six long years and ended with his mother's release. The author has conceived this story as a way to provide insight into the changing early modern world in the German Protestant environment. The family drama is depicted here on the fringes of the religious and political conflicts that plunged contemporary Central Europe into general turmoil.
Ulinka Rublack
Ulinka Rublack (born 1967) is a German historian who specialises in the history of early modern Europe. She lectures at the Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies and is a fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge. Her most significant works include: The Crimes of Women in Early Modern Germany (1999); Gender in Early Modern German History (2002); Dressing Up: Cultural Identity in Renaissance Europe (2011); The Oxford Handbook of the Protestant Reformations, Oxford Handbooks in History (2016). None of the author's books have yet been published in Czech.
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