A Humanist on the Frontier: The Life Story of a Sixteenth-Century Central European Pastor

ISBN-13: 9780367482961 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 258 str.

Marcell Sebők

Opis

A Humanist on the Frontier explores the remarkable life of Sebastian Ambrosius, a sixteenth-century Lutheran minister and intellectual. It is essential reading for scholars and students of early modern European history, as well as those interested in microhistory, cultural history, and the Republic of Letters.

Spis treści

 Introduction  1. To Be Young, Gifted, and Motivated  2. Confessio Scepusiana, Confessio Ambrosiana  3. Controversy and the Art of Persuasion  4. The Practice of Humanism in the Republic of Letters  Conclusion

O autorze

Marcell Sebők teaches early modern history and cultural heritage at the Central European University, Budapest-Vienna.