Description |
1 online resource (144 pages) : illustrations. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Series |
Supplementa Humanistica Lovaniensia ; 36
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Supplementa humanistica Lovaniensia ; 36.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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, |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Franciscans -- History and criticism.
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Franciscans. |
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Monastic and religious life -- History and criticism.
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Monastic and religious life. |
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Christianity and religious humanism.
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Christianity and religious humanism. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Added Author |
Drysdall, Denis L., writer of added commentary.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Andreae Alciati Contra vitam monasticam epistula. Leuven, Belgium : Leuven University Press, ©2014 141 pages Supplementa humanistica Lovaniensia ; 36 9789462700017 |
ISBN |
9789461661333 (electronic book) |
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9461661339 (electronic book) |
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9789462700017 |
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946270001X |
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