| Seize the Book, Jail the Author: Johann Lorenz Schmidt and Censorship in Eighteenth-Century Germany Contributor(s): Spalding, Paul S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1557531161 ISBN-13: 9781557531162 Publisher: Purdue University Press OUR PRICE: $19.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1998 Annotation: Under the patronage of two south German nobles, Johann Lorenz Schmidt published an annotated translation of the Bible's opening books in 1735. The story of the controversy the work aroused and of its eventual suppression sheds light on many aspects of the eighteenth century, as well as the nature of censorship in our time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Germany - Political Science | Public Policy - General - Religion | Biblical Studies - General |
| Dewey: 274.307 |
| LCCN: 97035948 |
| Series: Central European Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.16" H x 6.4" W x 9.39" (1.31 lbs) 347 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - Germany |
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Contributor Bio(s): Spalding, Paul S.: - Paul S. Spaulding holds a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa and an M.Div. from Yale University. He served as a pastor before embarking on his teaching career. |