John Bale’s 'The Image of Both Churches'
This book is a critical edition of John Bale's The Image of Both Churches (c. 1545). The Introduction provides a thorough overview of this sixteenth century work, explaining its relationship to the apocalyptic tradition and to Bale's important inspirations, from Augustine to Erasmus and Lu...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2013, 2013
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2013 |
| Series: | Studies in Early Modern Religious Tradition, Culture and Society
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- The two churches model
- Paraphrase or commentary?- Princely power and the elect nation
- Apocalyptic exegesis and history.-The place of the Image in Bale’s oeuvre
- Bale’s language
- Dating and publication
- The woodcuts
- The influence of the Image
- Note on the text
- The Image of both Churches
- A preface unto the Christian reader
- Part 1
- Part 2
- Part 3
- Appendix 1: Bibliography and abbreviations
- Appendix 2: Glossary of words and phrases
- Appendix 3: Names, terms, and historical events
- Appendix 4: Periods of history and symbols in the Image.-Appendix 5: Marginal references