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Between Scylla and Charybdis [[electronic resource] ] : learned letter writers navigating the reefs of religious and political controversy in early modern Europe / / edited by Jeannine De Landtsheer & Henk Nellen



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Titolo: Between Scylla and Charybdis [[electronic resource] ] : learned letter writers navigating the reefs of religious and political controversy in early modern Europe / / edited by Jeannine De Landtsheer & Henk Nellen Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Leiden [Netherlands] ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (566 p.)
Disciplina: 809.6
Soggetto topico: Letter writing - Europe - History - 16th century
Letter writing - Europe - History - 17th century
European letters - History and criticism
Intellectuals - Europe - Correspondence
Scholars - Europe - Correspondence
Written communication - Europe - History
Soggetto geografico: Europe Intellectual life 16th century Congresses
Europe Intellectual life 17th century Congresses
Europe Religion Congresses
Europe Politics and government 1492-1648 Congresses
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Altri autori: LandtsheerJ. de (Jeanine)  
NellenHenk J. M. <1949->  
Note generali: Papers from an international colloquium held in Leuven, Brussels, and The Hague, Dec. 14-16, 2006.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Humanist letter writing before 1550 : various approaches -- pt. 2. Humanist letters as a miror of the reformation -- pt. 3. Learned letter writers in the Netherlands as witnesses of the Dutch revolt -- pt. 4. Vicissitudes of late humanism.
Sommario/riassunto: Early Modern letter-writing was often the only way to maintain regular and meaningful contact. Scholars, politicians, printers, and artists wrote to share private or professional news, to test new ideas, to support their friends, or pursue personal interests. Epistolary exchanges thus provide a private lens onto major political, religious, and scholarly events. Sixteenth century’s reform movements created a sense of disorder, if not outright clashes and civil war. Scholars could not shy away from these tensions. The private sphere of letter-writing allowed them to express, or allude to, the conflicts of interest which arose from their studies, social status, and religious beliefs. Scholarly correspondences thus constitute an unparalleled source on the interrelation between broad historical developments and the convictions of a particularly expressive group of individuals.
Titolo autorizzato: Between Scylla and Charybdis  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-11962-5
9786613119629
90-04-18602-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910459948103321
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Serie: Brill's studies in intellectual history ; ; v. 192.