The Correspondence of Zwingli and Oecolampadius

Translated and introduced by Nigel Harris and Sharon van Dijk

Nigel W. Harris, Sharon van DIjk (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

492 Seiten

2025
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-53790-3 (ISBN)

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This is the first English translation of the 183 letters exchanged by these key Protestant reformers between 1522 and 1531. It provides invaluable new source material for historians and theologians, opening the door for a significantly new interpretation of the Swiss Reformation.

The 183 letters which Huldrych Zwingli and Johannes Oecolampadius exchanged between 1522 and 1531 are a major resource for students of the Swiss Reformation. They have, however, been largely neglected because they have hitherto been available only in the original Latin. This volume translates them all into modern English, along with explanatory notes and a substantial introduction. The book as a whole proposes and initiates a significant re-assessment of several aspects of early Reformation history, such as the extent of Oecolampadius’s contribution, the precise nature of his relationship with Zwingli, and the strong connections that existed between the reformers of Zürich, Basel and Strasbourg.

Nigel Harris is Professor of German at the University of Birmingham. He has published numerous editions, studies and translations of late-medieval and sixteenth-century texts, including the 'Concilium' and 'Rychsztag' of the Zwinglian poet Utz Eckstein (2013, with Joel Love). Sharon van Dijk is Collection and Information Specialist in Special Collections at the University of Groningen Library. Her PhD thesis (UCL, 2021) is the first complete study of the nine Latin eclogues of Giles Fletcher the Elder (1546–1611).

Preface: Imbalances and Initiatives

Acknowledgements

Major Figures in the Letters

Introduction

1 Zwingli and Zürich

2 Oecolampadius and Basel

3 Zwingli and Oecolampadius

4 Zwingli, Oecolampadius and Strasbourg

5 Zwingli, Oecolampadius and the Wider World

6 Zwingli, Oecolampadius and Letter-Writing

7 Manuscripts and Editions

8 Translation, Then and Now

The Letters

Bibliography

Index of Personal Names (of Early Modern Figures)

Index of Place Names (Contemporary Swiss and Others)

Index of Personal and Place Names (Antiquity and Middle Ages)

Index of Bible References

Erscheinungsdatum	25.10.2024
Reihe/Serie	Texts and Sources ; 248/17
Verlagsort	Leiden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	943 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Briefe / Tagebücher
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	90-04-53790-2 / 9004537902
ISBN-13	978-90-04-53790-3 / 9789004537903
Zustand	Neuware