Andrew Melville and humanism in Renaissance Scotland, 1545-1622 / by Ernest R. Holloway III.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holloway, Ernest R.

Series:

Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; v. 154.

Studies in the history of Christian traditions, 1573-5664 ; v. 154

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Melville, Andrew, 1545-1622.

Melville, Andrew.

Humanism--Scotland--History.

Humanism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (387 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The intellectual legacy of Andrew Melville (1545-1622) as a leader of the Renaissance and a promoter of humanism in Scotland has been obscured by \'the Melville legend.\' In an effort to dispense with 'the Melville of popular imagination' and recover 'the Melville of history,' this work situates his life and thought within the broader context of the northern European Renaissance and French humanism and critically re-evaluates the primary historical documents of the period, namely James Melville's Autobiography and Diary and the Melvini epistolae . By considering Melville as a humanist, university reformer, ecclesiastical statesman, and man, an effort has been made to determine his contribution to the flowering of the Renaissance and the growth of humanism in Scotland during the early modern period.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / E. R. Holloway III

I. Andrew Melville And The Melville Legend / E. R. Holloway III

II. The Formative Years (1545–1563/4) / E. R. Holloway III

III. France: Paris And Poitiers (1563/4–1569) / E. R. Holloway III

IV. Switzerland: Geneva (1569–1574) / E. R. Holloway III

V. Scotland: Glasgow (1574–1580) / E. R. Holloway III

VI. Scotland: St Andrews (1580–1607) / E. R. Holloway III

VII. England And France: London And Sedan (1607–1622) / E. R. Holloway III

VIII. Andrew Melville And The Renaissance In Scotland / E. R. Holloway III

Selected Bibliography / E. R. Holloway III

Index Of Melville’s Selected Works / E. R. Holloway III

General Index / E. R. Holloway III.

Notes:

Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Aberdeen, 2009, under the title: Andrew Melville and humanism in the reign of James VI.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-16167-2

9786613161673

90-04-20962-X

OCLC:

741613100

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004205390.i-375 DOI