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Author:

Buck, Lawrence P. (Lawrence Paul), 1944- author.

Title:

The Roman monster : an icon of the Papal Antichrist in Reformation polemics / Lawrence P. Buck.

Publisher:

Truman State University Press,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

xiii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Monsters--History.--Christianity--History.
Reformation.
Antichrist in art.
Antichrist in literature.
Polemics--History--16th century.
Melanchthon, Philipp,--1497-1560.--Deutung des Papstesels zu Rom.
Melanchthon, Philipp,--1497-1560--Criticism and interpretation.
Papacy--History.
Anti-Catholicism--History.
End of the world--Biblical teaching.
Europe--Church history--16th century.

Other Authors:

Melanchthon, Philipp, 1497-1560 Deutung des Papstesels zu Rom. English.

Notes:

"Appendix" (pages 221-225) contains an English translation of Philip Melanchthon's pamphlet Deutung des Papstesels zu Rom. Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-243) and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- The Roman monster : from pious portent to political pasquinade -- The Roman monster in the Kingdom of Bohemia, 1498-1523 -- The Papal Antichrist -- Philip Melanchthon's The Pope-Ass explained -- The diffusion of the Roman monster within the discourse of the Reformation -- Conclusion -- Appendix: The Pope-Ass explained (1523) / by Philip Melanchthon.

Series:

Early modern studies ; 13

ISBN:

161248106X (paperback : alkaline paper)
9781612481067 (paperback : alkaline paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)868649088

LCCN:

2014008018

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)