| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 306 pages) |
| Contents |
Martin Luther's letter to Henry VIII -- Henry VIII's response to Martin Luther -- Marginalia from the early Latin editions -- Prologue and epigraph to Pynson's edition -- Henry VIII's preface to the English translation -- The Archbishop of Mainz's letter to Henry VIII -- Hieronymus Emser's preface to his German translation -- Martin Luther's reponse to Emser's edition -- Hieronymus Emser's confession -- Peter Quentell's preface to his first Cologne edition -- Leonard Cox's preface to the Cracow edition -- Stanislaus Hosius's epigraph to the Cracow edition -- Johannes Eck's preface to the Ingolstadt edition -- Duke George of Saxony's letter to Henry VIII -- Ortwin Gratius's preface to the second Cologne edition -- Johannes Cochlaeus's admonition to the reader -- Johannes Cochlaeus's brief discussion of Luther's response -- Ortwin Gratius's preface to the variant Cologne edition -- Johannes Cochlaeus's preface to the variant Cologne edition -- Clement VII's preface to the Roman edition -- Commendatory verses in the Roman edition -- Johannes Fabri's preface to his answer to Luther's response -- Juan Luis Vives's letter to Henry VIII |
| Summary |
A modern critical edition of Henry VIII's second published work against Martin Luther. This open letter to Luther, printed at the king's command in December 1526, was in reply to a private letter addressed to him by Luther the previous year. Its particular interest lies in the fact that, unlike his better known Assertion of the Seven Sacraments, published five years before, Henry's open letter was released not only in Latin but also in an official Englishtranslation, with a special English preface added by the king for the edification of his subjects. This edition thus enables modern readers to hear what Henry had to say about Luther in his own words, and how he wanted his subjects to regard the German heresiarch. This critical edition is based on a previously unrecognised presentation manuscript which furnishes the earliest surviving text of both letters. In addition, it offers editions and newtranslations of a range of related texts, including Luther's reply to Henry and further contributions to the burgeoning controversy from several of the most prominent Catholic opponents of Luther in Europe. For Henry's letter, like his earlier book, became for a while a European sensation, reprinted in towns and cities from Cologne to Cracow. This fully annotated edition includes a substantial introduction which for the first time tells the full history of Henry's second controversy with Luther, and which sets that story in the broader context of the lengthy and fractious relationship between the two men from the time of Luther's emergence in 1517 until his death in 1546 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English and Latin text, including translations from the Latin |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547. Correspondence. Selections.
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Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.
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| SUBJECT |
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546 fast |
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British & Irish history.
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Church history.
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Protestantism & Protestant Churches.
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History of religion.
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RELIGION -- History.
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- Sources
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Sources
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rex, Richard, editor
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Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.
Correspondence. Selections.
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| ISBN |
9781787447950 |
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1787447952 |
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