The Literary Culture of the Reformation: Grammar and Grace

by Brian Cummings

Book Overview

Brian Cummings examines the place of literature in the Reformation, considering both how arguments about biblical meaning and literary interpretation influenced the new theology, and how developments in theology in turn influenced literary practices. Part One focuses on Northern Europe, reconsidering the relationship between Renaissance humanism (especially Erasmus) and religious ideas (especially Luther). Parts Two and Three examine Tudor and early...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199226334
• ISBN13: 9780199226337
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 490 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"