Catholic and Protestant translations of the Imitatio Christi, 1425-1650 : from late medieval classic to early modern bestseller - Von Habsburg, Maximilian (Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2011)
Introduction -- The Imitatio Christi in the context of late medieval devotion -- The Imitatio Christi and the Devotio moderna -- From manuscript classic to early printed bestseller: the Imitatio Christi in Europe, c.1470-1530 -- Nourishing lay hunger for devotional works: English and French translations of the Imitatio Christi, c.1480-c.1530 -- The printed world of the Imitatio Christi, c.1531-1620: Protestant editions in Latin and the vernacular -- The translation of the Imitatio Christi by Protestants -- The place of the Imitatio Christi in the Protestant world -- The printed world of the Imitatio Christi, c.1531-1620: Jesuit editions in Latin and the vernacular -- "The partridge of spiritual books": Ignatius Loyola, the Spiritual exercises, and Jesuit appropriation of the Imitatio Christi -- The place of Thomas à Kempis' Imitatio Christi in the ministry of Jesuit spirituality -- Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-334) and index.
Keywords: Imitatio Christi; Geschichte 1470-1620.; Christian literature -- Translations -- History and criticism; Catholic literature -- Publishing -- Europe -- History; Protestant literature -- Publishing -- Europe -- History; Aufsatzsammlung