| Selected Writings of Girolamo Savonarola: Religion and Politics, 1490-1498 Contributor(s): Savonarola, Girolamo (Author), Borelli, Anne (Editor), Passaro, Maria Pastore (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0300103263 ISBN-13: 9780300103267 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $104.94 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: Five hundred years after his death at the stake, Girolamo Savonarola remains one of the most fascinating figures of the Italian Renaissance. This wide-ranging collection, with an introduction by historian Alison Brown, includes translations of his sermons and treatises on pastoral ministry, prophecy, politics, and moral reform, as well as the correspondence with Alexander VI that led to Savonarola's silencing and excommunication. Also included are first-hand accounts of religio-civic festivities instigated by Savonarola and of his last moments. This collection demonstrates the remarkable extent of Savonarola's contributions to the religious, political, and aesthetic debates of the late fifteenth century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections - Literary Criticism - Religion | Christianity - Catholic |
| Dewey: 282.092 |
| LCCN: 2005050073 |
| Series: Italian Literature and Thought (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.22" H x 6.56" W x 9.52" (1.72 lbs) 448 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Five hundred years after his death at the stake, Girolamo Savonarola remains one of the most fascinating figures of the Italian Renaissance. This wide-ranging collection, with an introduction by historian Alison Brown, includes translations of his sermons and treatises on pastoral ministry, prophecy, politics, and moral reform, as well as the correspondence with Alexander VI that led to Savonarola's silencing and excommunication. Also included are first-hand accounts of religio-civic festivities instigated by Savonarola and of his last moments. This collection demonstrates the remarkable extent of Savonarola's contributions to the religious, political, and aesthetic debates of the late fifteenth century. |
