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Seize the book, jail the author : Johann Lorenz Schmidt and censorship in eighteenth-century Germany /
"Under the patronage of two south German nobles, Johann Lorenz Schmidt published an annotated translation of the Bible's opening books in 1735"--Provided by publisher
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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West Lafayette, Ind. :
Purdue University Press,
©1998.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Under the patronage of two south German nobles, Johann Lorenz Schmidt published an annotated translation of the Bible's opening books in 1735"--Provided by publisher "Known as the Wertheim Bible, Schmidt's translation drew national attention for its intellectual and religious innovations. In the face of a wave of condemnations, supporters withdrew into silence, leaving Schmidt almost alone to defend his work and call for conditions of open debate. Saxony and Prussia issued book bans, followed by the German emperor's council and a host of other central European powers, and Schmidt was incarcerated. With the aid of loyal friends, he fled to Hamburg, where he spent most of his remaining years in relative obscurity, all the while continuing his campaign to bring free thinking to the German lands."--Provided by publisher "Drawing on extensive manuscript and printed collections, Spalding offers the first comprehensive treatment of how Schmidt, a lowly private tutor, challenged one of the most elaborate censorship systems ever devised."--Provided by publisher |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 347 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-336) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585087954 9780585087955 9781612490540 1612490549 9781557531162 1557531161 |