Jesuits' Historiographic Canon in the Works of A. Wijuk-Koialowicz in the Age of the Historical Revolution (1580-1661) ; Jėzuitų istoriografinis kanonas A. Vijūko-Kojalavičiaus darbuose istorijos revoliucijos laikotarpiu (1580–1661)

VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY THE LITHUANIAN INSTITUTE OF HISTORY Moreno BONDA JESUITS' HISTORIOGRAPHIC CANON IN THE WORKS OF A. WIJUK-KOIALOWICZ IN THE AGE OF THE HISTORICAL REVOLUTION (1580-1661) Doctoral Dissertation HUMANITIES, HISTORY (05 H) Kaunas, 2011 The doctoral dissertation was prepared at Vytautas Magnus University in 2006–2011. The doctoral study license is granted to Vytautas Magnus University together with the Lithuanian Institute of History by resolution No. 926 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania on the th15 of July, 2003. Scientific supervisor: Prof. habil. dr. Egidijus Aleksandravičius (Vytautas Magnus University, Humanities, History 05 H) 2 CONTENTS FOREWORD .................................................................................................................................................. 5 INTRODUCTION .......... 6 I. EUROPEAN JESUITS' HISTORIOGRAPHIC CANON ..................................................................... 32 I.1. FOUR PARAMETERS FOR THE DEFINITION OF A JESUITS’ HISTORIOGRAPHY ..................... 33 I.1.1 Eduard Fueter’s Criteria .................................................................................... 33 I.1.2. Humanist Historiography as the “Origin” of the Modern One. ........... 36 I.1.3.