The Life and Work of Dirck Volkertszoon CoornhertRodopi, 2004 - 351 páginas The sixteenth-century Dutch spiritualist and controversialist, Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert (1522-1590), is increasingly recognized as a pivotal figure in the cultural and political life of the early Dutch Republic. With the appearance of Henk Bonger's widely acclaimed biography (1978), the first complete account of Coornhert's life became available in the Dutch language. Today this biography is still the starting point of any serious research on Coornhert and his circle. This translation now makes this standard biography available in English for the first time. The translator profited from Henk Bonger's comments on the translated chapters, and the author approved of adaptations and changes where these were deemed necessary. The structure and most of the chapters of the book are as they were in the original. The chief changes are: the abridgment and combination into one chapter of the two original chapters on Coornhert's creative work and his translations. The ample quotes from Coornhert contained in the text enable the reader to attain a first hand acquaintance with Coornhert's profound thought and inimitable style. References have been updated and some explanatory remarks intended for a non-Dutch readership were added. The translation is complemented with a full bibliography of Coornhert's writings, as well as an up-to-date bibliography of the secondary literature; with 25 illustrations. |
Contenido
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Ideas on Mans Perfectibility | 157 |
The Struggle for Freedom of Religion | 175 |
The Struggle against the Dogmas of Original Sin and Predestination | 198 |
Coornherts Place in the Religious Life of his Times | 221 |
Social and Political Ideas | 246 |
Plays Poems Translations | 264 |
Coornhert in History | 289 |
Main Events in Coornherts Life | 312 |
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Términos y frases comunes
Adam Amsterdam Anabaptists asked attack Becker beggars Beza Beza's Bible biography Bonger Brederode Bronnen Calvin Castellio Catholic Church Christ Christian Comedy commandments Coolhaes Coorn Coornhert wrote Coornhert's ideas Cornelisz D.V. Coornhert David Joris death debate Delft dialogue Dirck Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert discussed doctrine Donteclock Dutch edition ethical evil faith freedom of religion Geeraerts God's Gouda Haarlem Hague Heidelberg Catechism Hendrick hert Holland human Ibid Joris's Justus Lipsius killing of heretics Laen Latin Leiden letter Lipsius living Luther magistrate mayors Meulen ministers Miracle Book mystical nature Netherlands Niclaes Niclaes's original original sin passage perfection person poem predestination prince printed punishment reason Reformed refutation regard religious request Roerspel Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Church salvation Saravia says Scripture Sebastian Franck sins Spiegel spirit spiritualists synod tion toleration town translation treatise true truth Vianen Volckertszoon wanted Wercken writes written Zedekunst Zijderveld zijn