Ebook: Olof Rudbeck der Jüngere und die Sprachen des Nordens: Zwischen Gotizismus und Orthodoxie

The etymological speculations of Olof Rudbeck the Younger (1660–1740) lead to a synthesis of Gothicist and Orthodox understandings of language. This volume investigates the precise nature of the kinship between languages that he postulated. Rudbeck’s unique methodology allowed him to accomplish a linguistic transformation not only of Biblical antiquity, but also of the Swedish language.