Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 401 Seiten)
ISBN:
9781003176268
Series Statement:
Variorum collected studies series
Content:
"Humanism and Religion in Early Modern Spain brings together twenty-five essays by renowned historian Terence O'Reilly. The essays examine the interplay of religion and humanism in a series of writings composed in sixteenth-century Spain. It begins by presenting essential background: the coming together during the reign of the Emperor Charles V of Erasmian humanism and various movements of religious reform, some of them heterodox. It then moves on to the reign of Philip II, focusing on the mystical poetry and prose of St John of the Cross. It explores the influence on his writings of his humanist learning - classical, biblical and patristic. The third part of the book concerns a verse-epistle by John's contemporary, Francisco de Aldana. One chapter presents the text with a parallel version in English, whilst two others trace its debt to Florentine Neoplatonism, particularly the thought of Marsilio Ficino. The final part is devoted to the humanism of the poet and Scripture scholar Luis de León, and specifically to the confluence in his work of biblical and classical motifs. This book is essential reading for scholars and students of early modern Spanish history, as well those interested in literary studies and the history of religion"--
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781032008905
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781032008912
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe O'Reilly, Terence Humanism and religion in early modern Spain London : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2022 ISBN 9781032008905
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781032008912
Language:
English
Keywords:
Juan de la Cruz 1542-1591
;
Aldana, Francisco de 1537-1578
;
León, Luis de 1527-1591
URL:
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003176268
