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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
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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West Lafayette, Ind. :
Purdue University Press,
©1998.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The Imperial Thunderbolt: The Day the Emperor Attacked Schmidt's Book
- Ch. 1. A Daniel in the Lions' Den: The Early Life and Destiny of Johann Lorenz Schmidt
- Ch. 2. Fighting in the Shadow of the Ruins: Wertheim County before Publication
- Ch. 3. This Nonsense with the Word of God: Publication and Critique
- Ch. 4. To Cull a Mangy Sheep from the Flock: The Struggle in Wertheim County, 1735-36
- Ch. 5. Now That It's Happened, Who Can Change It?: The Bans Begin
- Ch. 6. Not Permitting Any Godless People: The Prussian Ban
- Ch. 7. A Most Clement Rescript: The Imperial Ban
- Ch. 8. A Hasty Departure: Schmidt's Escape
- Ch. 9. Whether It's Well to Live in Obscurity: Undercover in Hamburg-Altona.