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Andreae Alciati Contra vitam monasticam epistula = : Andrea Alciato's Letter against monastic life /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Latín |
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Leuven, Belgium :
Leuven University Press,
2014.
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| Colección: | Supplementa humanistica Lovaniensia ;
36. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (144 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789461661333 9461661339 |