| Description |
1 online resource (144 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Supplementa Humanistica Lovaniensia ; 36 |
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Supplementa humanistica Lovaniensia ; 36.
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| Contents |
TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; INTRODUCTION; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Note on the text and translation; TEXT AND TRANSLATION; SUPPLEMENTA HUMANISTICA LOVANIENSIA |
| Summary |
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, |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Franciscans -- History and criticism
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| SUBJECT |
Franciscans fast |
| Subject |
Monastic and religious life -- History and criticism
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Christianity and religious humanism.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Ancient & Classical.
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RELIGION -- Institutions & Organizations.
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Christianity and religious humanism
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Monastic and religious life
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Drysdall, Denis L., writer of added commentary
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| ISBN |
9789461661333 |
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9461661339 |
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