Andreae Alciati Contra vitam monasticam epistula = : Andrea Alciato's Letter against monastic life / critical edition, translation and commentary by Denis L. Drysdall.

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Drysdall, Denis L [writer of added commentary.]

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TextSeries: Supplementa humanistica Lovaniensia ; 36.Publisher: Leuven, Belgium : Leuven University Press, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (144 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9789461661333
9461661339

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Andreae Alciati Contra vitam monasticam epistula.DDC classification:

271.009452 23

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BX2623.L63 .A537 2014eb

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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,

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TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; INTRODUCTION; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Note on the text and translation; TEXT AND TRANSLATION; SUPPLEMENTA HUMANISTICA LOVANIENSIA.

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,

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