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Description:Translation of De professione religiosorum and De falso credita et ementita Constantini donatione, edited with an introduction and notes, by Olga Zorzi Pugliese. Contents:1. Lorenzo Valla and his works --2. Analysis of the profession of the religious --3. Analysis of the donation of Constantine.Lorenzo Valla (1407-1457) was a leading humanist scholar and controversial writer of the fifteenth century. Born in Rome, he spent part of his early life in other cities in Italy teaching rhetoric. After serving as secretary to the king of Naples, Alfonso V of Aragon, from 1435 to 1448, he eventually returned to his native city where he became apostolic secretary two years before his death.Although his works, all written in Latin, treat a number of linguistic, historical or philosophical issues, his most polemical treatises are those dealing with religious questions. In “The Profession of the Religious” and “The Falsely-Believed and Forged Donation of Constantine”, both circa 1440, he advocates an inner kind of spirituality that can be achieved even by the laity and he criticizes the ecclesiastical institutions for their role in exploiting the legend according to which the emperor had allegedly conferred political power on the Pope. These treatises, and especially the well-known Donation, aroused considerable interest among the Protestant reformers; they are, moreover, fascinating texts for the modern reader, too. Structured as a dialogue and an oration, respectively, they illustrate the various discursive strategies devised by the author as effective means of persuasion.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Profession of the Religious and Selections from the Falsely Believed and Forged Donation of Constantine. To get started finding The Profession of the Religious and Selections from the Falsely Believed and Forged Donation of Constantine, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 114

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies

Release: 1998

ISBN: 0969751230

Description: Translation of De professione religiosorum and De falso credita et ementita Constantini donatione, edited with an introduction and notes, by Olga Zorzi Pugliese. Contents:1. Lorenzo Valla and his works --2. Analysis of the profession of the religious --3. Analysis of the donation of Constantine.Lorenzo Valla (1407-1457) was a leading humanist scholar and controversial writer of the fifteenth century. Born in Rome, he spent part of his early life in other cities in Italy teaching rhetoric. After serving as secretary to the king of Naples, Alfonso V of Aragon, from 1435 to 1448, he eventually returned to his native city where he became apostolic secretary two years before his death.Although his works, all written in Latin, treat a number of linguistic, historical or philosophical issues, his most polemical treatises are those dealing with religious questions. In “The Profession of the Religious” and “The Falsely-Believed and Forged Donation of Constantine”, both circa 1440, he advocates an inner kind of spirituality that can be achieved even by the laity and he criticizes the ecclesiastical institutions for their role in exploiting the legend according to which the emperor had allegedly conferred political power on the Pope. These treatises, and especially the well-known Donation, aroused considerable interest among the Protestant reformers; they are, moreover, fascinating texts for the modern reader, too. Structured as a dialogue and an oration, respectively, they illustrate the various discursive strategies devised by the author as effective means of persuasion.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Profession of the Religious and Selections from the Falsely Believed and Forged Donation of Constantine. To get started finding The Profession of the Religious and Selections from the Falsely Believed and Forged Donation of Constantine, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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