Rhetoric of the Reformation

by Peter Matheson

Book Overview

Peter Matheson has written the first study in English of the Reformation as a literary phenomenon. This book traces the first emergence of a 'public opinion' in European history. Using insights from social history, religion and literature, Professor Matheson explores the connection between the 'communal Reformation' and the outpouring of pamphlets in the early 1520's. These pamphlets helped create a dynamic and subversive network of communication...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567082385
• ISBN13: 9780567082381
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 8.5"