John Bale Mythmaker For The English Reformation

Author : Leslie Fairfield
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2006-04-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597526647

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John Bale, Mythmaker for the English Reformation by Leslie Fairfield Pdf

John Bale (1495 - 1563) made a strong impact on the growth of English Protestant self-consciousness in the sixteenth century. He spent twenty years as a Carmelite friar, and then converted to Protestantism in the mid-1530s. Henry VIII's government enlisted Bale to write and produce plays against the Papacy; he had a decisive influence on John Foxe, and Foxe's 'Book of Martyrs' (1563); and Bale's drama 'Kynge Johan' was an important link between the medieval mystery plays and the age of Shakespeare. His greatest achievement, however, was his re-telling of English history in light of the Reformation. Bale argued that England had a divine vocation to protect and defend Protestantism against Roman political subversion and non-Biblical religion. Bale's story of England as the Ònew Israel shaped the self-consciousness of the Elizabethan age, and via John Winthrop and New England in 1630 bequeathed a sense of national vocation to America as well.

Author : Leslie Parke Fairfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Bale, John, Bp. of Ossory, 1495-1563
ISBN : OCLC:247511213

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John Bale, Mythmaker for the English Reformation by Leslie Parke Fairfield Pdf

Author : Oliver Wort
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317319962

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John Bale and Religious Conversion in Reformation England by Oliver Wort Pdf

Focusing on the life and work of the evangelical reformer John Bale (1485–1563), Wort presents a study of conversion in the sixteenth century.

Author : Helen L. Parish
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351950992

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Clerical Marriage and the English Reformation by Helen L. Parish Pdf

"This study sets the debate over clerical marriage within the context of the key debates of the Reformation, offering insights into the nature of the reformers' attempts to break with the Catholic past, and illustrating the relationship between English polemicists and their continental counterparts. The debate was not without practical consequences, and the author sets this study of polemical arguments alongside an analysis of the response of clergy in several English dioceses to the legalisation of clerical marriage in 1549. Conclusions are based upon the evidence of wills, visitation records, and the proceedings of the ecclesiastical courts."--Jacket

Author : Gretchen E. Minton
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789400772960

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John Bale’s 'The Image of Both Churches' by Gretchen E. Minton Pdf

This book is a critical edition of John Bale's The Image of Both Churches (c. 1545). The Introduction provides a thorough overview of this sixteenth century work, explaining its relationship to the apocalyptic tradition and to Bale's important inspirations, from Augustine to Erasmus and Luther. Topics such as Bale's language, the place of the Image in his oeuvre, his use of medieval chronicles, and the influence of his exegesis are also discussed. The Image has often been called Bale's most important work; it articulated and developed the English Protestant view of the Apocalypse, influencing other Reformers both in England and on the continent. This book offers the first critical edition of the Image, including fully modernized spelling and punctuation as well as extensive explanatory notes. The five sixteenth-century printed editions of the Image are collated here, with textual notes that illustrate the relationship between variant readings and provide information on the choices made in this particular edition. This book also reproduces the striking woodcut illustrations from the Image in their original placements; examples from two different woodcut series are offered, as well as an overview of the history and importance of these images in the early printed texts. Five appendices, including a glossary of unfamiliar terms and a chart outlining Bale's periodization of history, also provide a wealth of information that enables readers to understand and use this edition. The largest appendix, on historical names and terminology, gives biographical information for 450 individuals and explains their importance, both to Bale and to the sixteenth-century Reformers in a broader context. This critical edition of the Image offers the most thorough study of the work to date, opening up the opportunity for a deeper understanding of this monumental text and for many further avenues of research.

Author : Andrew Hadfield
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1994-06-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780521442077

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Literature, Politics and National Identity by Andrew Hadfield Pdf

A challenging reinterpretation of the sixteenth century through the work of major writers of the time.

Author : A. Hadfield
Publisher : Springer
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2003-11-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780230502703

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Shakespeare, Spenser and the Matter of Britain by A. Hadfield Pdf

Shakespeare, Spencer and the Matter of Britain examines the work of two of the most important English Renaissance authors in terms of the cultural, social and political contexts of early modern Britain. Andrew Hadfield demonstrates that the poetry of Edmund Spenser and the plays of William Shakespeare demand to be read in terms of an expanding Elizabethan and Jacobean culture in which a dominant English identity had to come to terms with the Irish, Scots and Welsh who were now also subjects of the crown.

Author : Alan Stewart
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781400864577

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Close Readers by Alan Stewart Pdf

Humanism, in both its rhetoric and practice, attempted to transform the relationships between men that constituted the fabric of early modern society. So argues Alan Stewart in this ground-breaking investigation into the impact of humanism in sixteenth-century England. Here the author shows that by valorizing textual skills over martial prowess, humanism provided a new means of upward mobility for the lowborn but humanistically trained scholar: he could move into a highly intimate place in a nobleman's household that was previously not open to him. Because of its novelty and secrecy, the intimacy between master and scholar was vulnerable to accusations of another type of intimacy--sodomy. In comparing the ways both humanism and sodomy signaled a new economy of social relations capable of producing widespread anxiety, Stewart contributes to the foray of modern gay scholarship into Renais-sance art and literature. The author explores the intriguing relationship between humanism and sodomy in a series of case studies: the Medici court of the 1470s, the allegations against monks in the campaign to suppress the English monasteries, the institutionalized beating of young boys, the treacherous circle of the doomed Sir Thomas Seymour, and the closet secretaries of Elizabeth's final years. Stewart's documentation comes from a wide range of underused materials, from schoolboys' grammar books to political writings, enabling him to reconstruct frequently misunderstood events in their original contexts. Originally published in 1997. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : David Thomas,John A. Chesworth
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 902 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004281110

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Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History. Volume 6 Western Europe (1500-1600) by David Thomas,John A. Chesworth Pdf

Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History, volume 6 (CMR 6), covering the years 1500-1600, is a continuing volume in a history of relations between followers of the two faiths as it is recorded in their written works. Together with introductory essays, it comprises detailed entries on all the works known from this century. This volume traces the attitudes of Western Europeans to Islam, particularly in light of continuing Ottoman expansion, and early despatches sent from Portuguese colonies around the Indian Ocean. The result of collaboration between numerous leading scholars, CMR 6, along with the other volumes in this series, is intended as a fundamental tool for research in Christian-Muslim relations. Section editors: John Azumah, Clinton Bennett, Luis Bernabé Pons, Lejla Demiri, Martha Frederiks, John-Paul Ghobrial, David Grafton Stanisław Grodź, Alan Guenther, Abdulkadir Hashim, Şevket Küçükhüseyin, Andrew Newman, Gordon Nickel Claire Norton, Douglas Pratt, Peter Riddell, Umar Ryad, Davide Tacchini, Serge Traore, Carsten Walbiner

Author : Allen J. Frantzen
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2000-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0226260925

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Before the Closet by Allen J. Frantzen Pdf

Examining the intolerance of homosexuality in the early medieval period, this study challenges the long-held belief that the early Middle Ages tolerated same-sex relations. The work focuses on Anglo-Saxon literature but also includes examinations of contemporary opera, dance and theatre.

Author : Thomas Betteridge
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2002-10-11
Category : History
ISBN : 0719061156

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Sodomy in Early Modern Europe by Thomas Betteridge Pdf

Sodomy in Early Modern Europe is a collection of essays that reflect closely the main areas of debate within gay historiography. In particular, for the last twenty years scholars have questioned the nature of early modern sodomy. The contributors have responded to these questions in a number of different and often apparently contradictory ways, and the essays which make up this collection reflect this diversity of approach. The volume includes essays on sodomy in English Protestant history writing, and sodomy in Calvin’s Geneva and early modern Venice.

Author : Barbara Ravelhofer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780230593268

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English Historical Drama, 1500-1660 by Barbara Ravelhofer Pdf

Many readers today associate the early modern history play with Shakespeare. While not wishing to ignore the influence of Shakespeare, this collection of essays explores other historical drama between 1500 and 1660, covering a wide range of different formats. An introduction provides a survey of current criticism, exploring both early modern and contemporary definitions of the 'history play'. Individual essays in chronological order discuss a wide variety of possible sources for historical drama, ranging from oral traditions to chronicles. They also explore genres outside the canon which think of 'history' in different ways, such as shows, moralities and closet drama.

Author : David Scott Kastan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2648 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780195169218

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The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature by David Scott Kastan Pdf

A comprehensive reference presents over five hundred full essays on authors and a variety of topics, including censorship, genre, patronage, and dictionaries.

Author : Sian Echard,Robert Rouse
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 2102 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781118396988

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The Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature in Britain, 4 Volume Set by Sian Echard,Robert Rouse Pdf

Bringing together scholarship on multilingual and intercultural medieval Britain like never before, The Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature in Britain comprises over 600 authoritative entries spanning key figures, contexts and influences in the literatures of Britain from the fifth to the sixteenth centuries. A uniquely multilingual and intercultural approach reflecting the latest scholarship, covering the entire medieval period and the full tapestry of literary languages comprises over 600 authoritative yet accessible entries on key figures, texts, critical debates, methodologies, cultural and isitroical contexts, and related terminology Represents all the literatures of the British Isles including Old and Middle English, Early Scots, Anglo-Norman, the Norse, Latin and French of Britain, and the Celtic Literatures of Wales, Ireland, Scotland and Cornwall Boasts an impressive chronological scope, covering the period from the Saxon invasions to the fifth century to the transition to the Early Modern Period in the sixteenth Covers the material remains of Medieval British literature, including manuscripts and early prints, literary sites and contexts of production, performance and reception as well as highlighting narrative transformations and intertextual links during the period

Author : David J. Davis
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004236028

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Seeing Faith, Printing Pictures: Religious Identity during the English Reformation by David J. Davis Pdf

Scholarship on religious printed images during the English Reformation (1535-1603) has generally focused on a few illustrated works and has portrayed this period in England as a predominantly non-visual religious culture. The combination of iconoclasm and Calvinist doctrine have led to a misunderstanding as to the unique ways that English Protestants used religious printed images. Building on recent work in the history of the book and print studies, this book analyzes the widespread body of religious illustration, such as images of God the Father and Christ, in Reformation England, assessing what religious beliefs they communicated and how their use evolved during the period. The result is a unique analysis of how the Reformation in England both destroyed certain aspects of traditional imagery as well as embraced and reformulated others into expressions of its own character and identity.