A Melanchthon Reader

A Melanchthon Reader
Author: Philipp Melanchthon
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Total Pages: 312
Release: 1988
Genre: History
ISBN:

This volume contains nineteen texts by the reformer Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560), most of them translated for the first time in English. Melanchthon's career as humanist and educator is illustrated by six academic lectures. The "Augsburg Confession" of 1530 and occasional works on various topics reveal his efforts as a formulator and apologist for Lutheranism. His humanistic and theological interests combine in three works on ethics and theological anthropology. An introduction outlines his life and the place of his thought in the reformation.

Melanchthon: Orations on Philosophy and Education

Melanchthon: Orations on Philosophy and Education
Author: Philipp Melanchthon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 1999-04-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780521586771

This volume, first published in 1999, presents a translated and wide-ranging selection of Melanchthon's influential academic orations.

Johannes Sinapius (1505-1560)

Johannes Sinapius (1505-1560)
Author: John L. Flood
Publisher: Librairie Droz
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1997
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9782600002073

Cette biographie retrace la vie et l'oeuvre de Johannes Sinapius, helléniste en Allemagne, devenu médecin en Italie, ami intime d'Erasme, de Melanchton, de Bucer, de Camerarius, de Calvin et de nombreux autres personnages importants. En appendice, on trouve le texte intégral de sa correspondance, ainsi que celui de sa production littéraire.

The Reformation and the Book

The Reformation and the Book
Author: Jean-François Gilmont
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 475
Release: 2016-12-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 1351883097

Although the connection between the invention of printing and the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century has long been a scholarly commonplace, there is still a great deal of evidence about the relationship to be presented and analysed. This collection of authoritative reviews by distinguished historians deals with the role of the book in the spread of the Reformation all over the continent, identifying common European experiences and local peculiarities. It summarises important recent work on the topic from every major European country, introducing English-speakers to much important and previously inaccessible research.

Renaissance Rhetoric Short-title Catalogue 1460-1700

Renaissance Rhetoric Short-title Catalogue 1460-1700
Author: Lawrence D. Green
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780754605096

The most accurate inventory of Renaissance rhetoric yet attempted, this substantially revised and expanded volume provides a complete list of the printed sources for study of the pervasive influence of rhetoric on Renaissance culture. It includes 1,717 authors and 3,842 rhetorical titles in 12,325 printings, published in 310 towns and cities by 3,340 printers and publishers from Finland to Mexico prior to 1700. The catalogue is presented in alphabetical order by author surnames, with place, printer, date, and library locations for each publication. An extensive introduction explores the state of bibliography in Renaissance rhetoric today.

Renaissance Rhetoric

Renaissance Rhetoric
Author: Peter Mack
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 209
Release: 1993-12-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1349231444

This book provides examples of the best modern scholarship on rhetoric in the renaissance. Lawrence Green, Lisa Jardine, Kees Meerhoff, Dilwyn Knox, Brian Vickers, George Hunter, Peter Mack, David Norbrook and Pat Rubin look at the reception of Aristotle's Rhetoric in the renaissance; the place of rhetoric in Erasmus's career, Melanchthon's teaching, and sixteenth century protestant schools; the rhetoric textbook; the use of rhetoric in Raphael, renaissance drama, Elizabethan romance, and seventeenth century political writing. It will become essential reading for advanced studies in English, rhetoric, art history, history, history of education, history of ideas, political theory, and reformation history.

Reformation and Early Modern Europe

Reformation and Early Modern Europe
Author: David M. Whitford
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 619
Release: 2007-11-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1935503642

Continuing the tradition of historiographic studies, this volume provides an update on research in Reformation and early modern Europe. Written by expert scholars in the field, these eighteen essays explore the fundamental points of Reformation and early modern history in religious studies, European regional studies, and social and cultural studies. Authors review the present state of research in the field, new trends, key issues scholars are working with, and fundamental works in their subject area, including the wide range of electronic resources now available to researchers. Reformation and Early Modern Europe: A Guide to Research is a valuable resource for students and scholars of early modern Europe.