Jean Calvin et le livre imprimé.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gilmont, Jean François.

Series:

Cahiers d'humanisme et Renaissance

Cahiers d'Humanisme et Renaissance

Subjects (All):

Censorship--Switzerland--Geneva.

Censorship.

Reformation--Switzerland--Geneva.

Reformation.

Christian literature--Publishing--Europe--History--16th century.

Christian literature.

Early printed books--Switzerland--Geneva--16th century--Bibliography.

Early printed books.

Printing--Switzerland--Geneva--History--16th century.

Printing.

History.

Christian literature--Publishing.

Geneva (Switzerland)--Imprints.

Geneva (Switzerland).

Switzerland--Geneva.

Europe.

Genre:

Bibliographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (416 pages).

Edition:

monographic.

Place of Publication:

Genève : Librairie Droz.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Lorsque Calvin entreprend sa réforme religieuse, il fait appel à différents moyens de communication: le sermon, la correspondance, le livre. Quelle place accorde-t-il cependant à l'imprimerie pour assurer le rayonnement de son message? Cette question suppose une enquête approfondie sur les relations que Calvin entretient avec le livre: les genres littéraires qu'il a illustrés; les raisons qui l'ont poussé à prendre la plume; la langue utilisée (latin et français) et les publics visés; plus concrètement encore l'organisation de son cabinet de travail et les relations avec ses imprimeurs et libraires. Il convient également de s'interroger sur sa bibliothèque et sur ses lectures, celle de la Bible et celle des auteurs anciens et contemporains. Comment intègre-t-il ses lectures dans son œuvre écrite? Dernier volet de l'enquête: la censure. Comme les auteurs et les imprimeurs sont étroitement contrôlés à Genève, Calvin peut-il imprimé impunément tout ce qu'il veut? Joue-t-il le jeu de la censure? Pour mener l'enquête, Jean-François Gilmont tire profit de sa connaissance approfondie tant de la bibliographie calvinienne que de son œuvre, jusqu'à la correspondance relue à nouveau frais. Son étude, qui nous donne une image extrêmement vivante et parfois inattendue de Calvin, offre de nouvelles perspectives sur le Réformateur, sur son action pastorale et même sur son style et sa théologie.

When Calvin undertook his religious reform, he resorted to several different means of communication: sermons, letters, and books. However, what place did he give to the printing press in carrying out the influence of his message? This question presupposes a serious investigation of Calvin's relationship to books: literary genres that he used; reasons that pushed him to take up the pen; languages used (Latin and French) and his intended audience; in even more practical terms, the organisation of his work study and his relationship with his printers and book sellers. One must also wonder about his library and his reading, the Bible as well as ancient and contemporary authors. How did he integrate his readings into his written work? The last part of the inquiry: censorship. As authors and printers were strictly controlled in Geneva, how could Calvin print all he wanted with impunity? Did he play the part of the censor? To lead this investigation, Jean-François Gilmont takes advantage of his profound knowledge of calvinian bibliography as well as Calvin's works, even rereading his correspondence. His work, which gives us an extremely lively, quite unexpected image of Calvin, offers new perspectives on the Reformer, on his pastoral activities and even on his style and theology.

ISBN:

9782600002059

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