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Catholic and Protestant translations of the Imitatio Christi, 1425-1650 : from late medieval classic to early modern bestseller / Maximilian von Habsburg.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: St. Andrews studies in Reformation historyPublication details: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2011.Description: x, 355 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780754667650 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0754667650 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9781409437406 (ebook)
  • 140943740X (ebook)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BV4829 .V66 2011
Other classification:
  • 6,12
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Contents:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-334) and index.

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.

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