The seventeenth-century English and Scottish reception of Francis de Sales' An Introduction to a Devout Life
St Francis de Sales' devotional manual, An Introduction to a Devout Life (1609), had a complex but fascinating reception history in seventeenth-century England and Scotland. Collectively, the English-language editions in this century include two translations and, perhaps most interestingly, sev...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2016]
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British Catholic history
Year: 2016, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 228-258 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBF British Isles KDB Roman Catholic Church KDE Anglican Church |
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An Introduction to a Devout Life
B English recusants B Reception B St Francis de Sales B Scottish penal Catholics |
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| Summary: | St Francis de Sales' devotional manual, An Introduction to a Devout Life (1609), had a complex but fascinating reception history in seventeenth-century England and Scotland. Collectively, the English-language editions in this century include two translations and, perhaps most interestingly, several reformed editions. It is curious that a post-Reformation, Tridentine Catholic work, written by a French bishop dedicated to converting Protestant 'Heretiques,' would appeal to both Catholics and Protestants alike. Most of the seventeenth-century English editions were published abroad in Douai, Paris, St Omer, and Rouen, places that were home to many English and Scottish exiled communities, both lay and religious. Two of the three reformed editions were published in England, evidence of the Introduction's widespread readership and its importance to seventeenth-century English devotion. Finally, during James II's reign two Catholic editions were openly published, one in England and the other in Scotland. |
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| ISSN: | 2055-7981 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: British Catholic history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/bch.2016.26 |