The correspondence and unpublished papers of Robert Persons, SJ / edited by Victor Houliston, Ginevra Crosignani and Thomas M. McCoog, SJ.
Robert Persons is recognized as one of the most intriguing public figures of the Reformation era in England. As the superior of the Jesuit English mission from 1580 until 1610, he was engaged in a campaign for the reconversion of England that had wide political, ecclesiastical, pastoral, and polemic...
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| Other title: | Correspondence |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Latin Italian Spanish |
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Toronto, Ontario :
Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies,
[2017]-
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| Series: | Studies and texts (Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies) ;
207, 235. Catholic and recusant texts of the late medieval & early modern periods ; 4, 6. |
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| Summary: | Robert Persons is recognized as one of the most intriguing public figures of the Reformation era in England. As the superior of the Jesuit English mission from 1580 until 1610, he was engaged in a campaign for the reconversion of England that had wide political, ecclesiastical, pastoral, and polemical ramifications -- Prelimary page. "This book is the first volume of a projected 3-volume edition, which aims to contribute to our understanding of Robert Persons's significance as a controversial figure in early modern European history. It includes documents and letters by Persons, as well as letters to Persons, notably from the superior general of the Society of Jesus, Claudio Acquaviva. Letters in Latin, Italian and Spanish are presented both in the original language and spelling, with English translation, and letters in English in original spelling. All letters have been collated with the extant manuscript witnesses. The introduction comprises Persons's biography, relevant aspects of early Jesuit history and the Jesuit mission to England, and overviews of the papacy and the political situation in England and Scotland, France, the Netherlands and Spain, for the period covered by the letters in this volume."-- "This book is the second volume of a projected 3-volume edition which aims to contribute to our understanding of Robert Persons's significance as a controversial figure in early modern European history. It includes documents and letters by Persons, as well as letters to Persons, notably from the superior general of the Society of Jesus, Claudio Acquaviva. Letters in Latin, Italian and Spanish are presented both in the original language and spelling and with English translation, and letters in English in original spelling. The correspondence in this volume covers Persons's eight-year sojourn in Spain following the failure of the Spanish armada of 1588, the repercussions of the death of William Cardinal Allen, and Persons's return to Rome in 1597 to deal with disaffected students at the English College."-- |
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| Item Description: | "Letters in Latin, Italian, and Spanish are presented both in the original language and spelling, with English translation, and letters in English in original spelling"--Front flap of jacket, volume 1 Volume 2 edited by Victor Houliston, Thomas M. McCoog, SJ., Ana Sáez-Hidalgo, Javier Burrieza Sánchez, Ginevra Crosignani. |
| Physical Description: | volumes <3> : maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780888442079 0888442076 9780888442352 0888442351 |
| Language: | Letters in Latin, Italian, Spanish and English, with English translations. |