The Bellicose Dove: Claude Brousson and Protestant Resistance to Louis X1v, 1647-1698

By Brian E. Strayer and Brian E Strayer

Book Overview

'Bellicose Dove' is the first English biography of the Huguenot lawyer, preacher, diplomat and martyr Claude Brousson for 150 years. It examines his life (1647-98), letters, sermons, books, and the role he played in resisting Louis XIV's persecution of the Huguenots until his death on the scaffold in 1698. Unique features of the book include a detailed examination of biographical details in his letters, analysis of the symbolism in his sermons and books (especially his anti-Catholic rhetoric), the importance of his three missionary journeys into France, and the effectiveness of his international diplomatic efforts in England, Holland, and Prussia.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184519196X
• ISBN13: 9781845191962
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"