Selected Writings of Girolamo Savonarola Religion and Politics, 1490-1498 Donald P. R. Beebe, Anne E. Borelli, Maria Pastore Passaro

Format:
Hardback
Publication date:
14 Mar 2006
ISBN:
9780300103267
Dimensions:
512 pages: 234 x 156 x 31mm
Illustrations:
13 b/w illustrations

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Five hundred years after his death at the stake, Girolamo Savonarola remains one of the most fascinating figures of the Italian Renaissance. This volume, which contains an introduction by historian Alison Brown, is the first comprehensive collection of Savonarola's works in English. It includes translations of his sermons and treatises on pastoral ministry, prophecy, politics and moral reform, as well as the correspondence with Alexander VI that led to Savonarola's silencing and excommunication. Also included are first-hand accounts of religio-civic festivities instigated by Savonarola and of his last moments. This collection demonstrates the remarkable extent of Savonarola's contributions to the religious, political and aesthetic debates of the late fifteenth century. Winner of the 2004 Scaglione Publication Award for a manuscript in Italian literary studies awarded by the MLA.

Donald P. R. Beebe is an independent scholar and received a Ph.D. from Yale University. Anne Borelli received an M. Phil. from Yale University. Maria Pastore Passaro is Professor of Italian Language and Literature at Central Connecticut State University.