Reforming Printing - Syon Abbey's Defence of Orthodoxy 1525-1534

Zusatztext It is a well-organized work that makes copious use of the printed texts, situating them all within their original and cultural milieu. Informationen zum Autor Alexandra da Costa is a Fellow in English at St Hilda's College, where she is now working on a project investigating exchanges between conservative and evangelical writers printed between 1529 and 1531. Before coming to St Hilda's, she was a Research Fellow and Tutor at Keble College, Oxford, and prior to that an undergraduate and postgraduate at Oxford University. Klappentext This book investigates how Syon Abbey responded to the religious turbulence of the 1520s and 1530s. It examines the books three brothers - William Bonde, John Fewterer, and Richard Whitford - produced and argues that the Bridgettines used vernacular printing to engage with religious and political developments that threatened their orthodox faith. "This careful study makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the role of one of the foremost religious houses in England during the turmoil that arose as a result of the events surrounding Henry VIII's divorce and subsequent break with Rome." --Renaissance Quarterly Zusammenfassung This book investigates how Syon Abbey responded to the religious turbulence of the 1520s and 1530s. It examines the books three brothers - William Bonde, John Fewterer, and Richard Whitford - produced and argues that the Bridgettines used vernacular printing to engage with religious and political developments that threatened their orthodox faith. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: Syon's textual community 2: A factory for books 3: Syon's cure of souls 4: The defence of the faith 5: Henry VIII's great matter 6: The contemplative and the mixed lives at Syon Conclusion Bibliography

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• Authors: Alexandra da Costa, Alexandra Da Costa
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.09.2012
• EAN: 9780199653560
• ISBN: 978-0-19-965356-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Oxford English Monographs; Oxford English Monographs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; England, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, European History, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), Christianity, History of Religion, British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Church history, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600