1st Edition
Italian Reform and English Reformations, c.1535–c.1585
By M. Anne Overell
Copyright 2008
264 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
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This is the first full-scale study of interactions between Italy's religious reform and English reformations, which were notoriously liable to pick up other people's ideas. The book is of fundamental importance for those whose work includes revisionist themes of ambiguity, opportunism and interdependence in sixteenth century religious change. Anne Overell adopts an inclusive approach, retaining... Read more
Contents: Introduction; Englishmen and spirituali; Bernardino Ochino in London; Edward Courtenay and Il Beneficio di Cristo; The Italian connection at Edward VI's court; Peter Martyr Vermigli and his English friends; Venetian exile and English propaganda; Pier Paolo Vergerio and Cardinal Pole; Elizabethan aftermath, 1558-1572; A literary epilogue; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Dr M. Anne Overell is Honorary Fellow, Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University, UK.
'We are deeply in Anne Overell's debt. She excavates a Reformation which never happened, the Reformation of Italy, and shows how important it became to both Reformation and Counter-Reformation in Tudor England. This is a triumph of detective work, which should encourage Tudor historians never to neglect the view across the Channel.' Diarmaid MacCulloch, St Cross College, Oxford, UK 'Achieving clarity, cogency and drama along all of these details is impressive in itself, but the surprising insights offered here will be of most critical interest.' Renaissance Quarterly 'Overell conducts her narrative expertly, tracing the interactions of numerous figures over several decades without confusion or repetitiousness. The book is readable and vivid... The style is racy at times but never out of control...' Catholic Historical Review 'This fine book features interesting themes, it skilfully handles primary materials, and its chapters are pithy and absorbing. The study complements both historical orthodoxy and the current paradigms of English Reformation revisionist study. ... [it] will be well received by Reformation scholars.' Sixteenth Century Journal '... Overell is to be congratulated on this excellent study. The author displays a penetrating and incisive understanding of the primary sources and at the same time synthesises a wide range of the latest scholarship.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History 'M. Anne Overell's delightfully written Italian Reform and English Reformations, c.1535-c.1585 covers the period during which Italian reformist ideas reach England...' Studies in English Literature 'Overell offers a thoughtful, lucid exercise in detection, one sensitive to current historiographical trends.' History 'Overell's book is an important contribution to the history of the Reformation in England. It is readable and well researched.' Church History and Religious Culture
