ANDREAE ALCIATI CONTRA VITAM M

Denis L. Drysdall

ISBN 10: 946270001X / ISBN 13: 9789462700017

Published by LEUVEN UNIV PR, 2015

ANDREAE ALCIATI CONTRA VITAM M | Denis L. Drysdall | Taschenbuch | Supplementa Humanistica Lovaniensia | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2015 | LEUVEN UNIV PR | EAN 9789462700017 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. Seller Inventory # 128461747

Synopsis:

Criticism of monastic life by one of Europe’s major Renaissance figures
In his letter Against Monastic Life (1514–17) Andrea Alciato, an Italian jurist and writer famous for his Emblemata, urges his friend Bernardus Mattius to reconsider his choice of monastic life. Alciato makes his argument by criticizing religious superstition, the Church’s hierarchy, and monastic practices, particularly the Franciscans’ hypocrisy, wealth, and divisiveness. Instead, he defends a stoic, civic humanism. Due to the troubled history of this unique manuscript and the inadequacies of the two subsequent editions, Alciato’s discourse has been obscured for centuries. This edition and translation seeks to make clear the biographical importance of the text for one of the major figures of the European Renaissance.

About the Author: Denis Drysdall is a Research Associate and retired Associate Professor of Romance Languages of the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Bibliographic Details

Title: ANDREAE ALCIATI CONTRA VITAM M
Publisher: LEUVEN UNIV PR
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Taschenbuch
Condition: Neu