In this Book
- Andreae Alciati Contra Vitam Monasticam Epistula - Andrea Alciato’s Letter Against Monastic Life: Critical Edition, Translation and Commentary
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: Leuven University Press
- Series: Supplementa Humanistica Lovaniensia
summary
Criticism of monastic life by one of Europe’s major Renaissance figures.
In his letter Against Monastic Life (1514–17) Andrea Alciato, an Italian jurist and writer famous for his Emblemata, urges his friend Bernardus Mattius to reconsider his choice of monastic life. Alciato makes his argument by criticizing religious superstition, the Church’s hierarchy, and monastic practices, particularly the Franciscans’ hypocrisy, wealth, and divisiveness. Instead, he defends a stoic, civic humanism. Due to the troubled history of this unique manuscript and the inadequacies of the two subsequent editions, Alciato’s discourse has been obscured for centuries. This edition and translation seeks to make clear the biographical importance of the text for one of the major figures of the European Renaissance.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgements
- pp. 7-8
- Introduction
- pp. 9-20
- Appendix 1
- pp. 21-22
- Appendix 2
- pp. 23-24
- Note on the text and translation
- pp. 25-28
- TEXT AND TRANSLATION
- pp. 29-136
- Index of Names
- pp. 137-144
Additional Information
ISBN
9789461661333
MARC Record
OCLC
907562551
Pages
144
Launched on MUSE
2015-04-17
Language
Latin
Open Access
No