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Humanism and religion in early modern Spain : John of the Cross, Francisco de Aldana, Luis de León / Terence O'Reilly ; edited by Stephen Boyd.

Van Pelt Library BR1025 .O74 2022
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
O'Reilly, Terence (Terence William), author.
Contributor:
Boyd, Stephen, 1957- editor.
Series:
Collected studies
Variorum collected studies series
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Humanism.
History.
Church history.
Spain--Church history--16th century.
Spain.
John of the Cross, Saint, 1542-1591.
John of the Cross.
Aldana, Francisco de, 1537-1578.
Aldana, Francisco de.
León, Luis de, 1527-1591.
León, Luis de.
Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536.
Erasmus, Desiderius.
Humanism--Spain--History--16th century.
Genre:
Church history.
History.
Physical Description:
pages cm.
Place of Publication:
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022.
Summary:
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Format:
Online version: O'Reilly, Terence (Terence William). Humanism and religion in early modern Spain
ISBN:
9781032008905
1032008903
9781032008912
1032008911
OCLC:
1252737110

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