Peter of Zittau on Himself. (The Chronicle of Zbraslav as ego-document)

Abstract

Reconstruction of the professional career of one of the most important historians in medieval Bohemia, the abbot of Zbraslav monastery Peter of Zittau, and presentation of his testimony about himself in his Chronicle, his opinions, thoughts, and feelings, which he offers to his readers.

Keywords

• Peter of Zittau
• Chronicle of Zbraslav
• ego-document