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Five hundred years after his death at the stake, Girolamo Savonarola remains one of the most fascinating figures of the Italian Renaissance. This collection includes translations of his sermons and treatises on pastoral ministry, prophecy, politics, and moral reform, as well as the correspondence with Alexander VI that led to Savonarola's silencing and excommunication. Also included are firsthand accounts of religio-civic festivities instigated by Savonarola and of his last moments. This collection demonstrates the remarkable extent of Savonarola's contributions to the religious, political, an ... More
Keywords: Girolamo Savonarola, Italian Renaissance, sermons, pastoral ministry, prophecy, moral reform, Alexander VI, silencing, excommunication, religio-civic festivities
Print publication date: 2006 | Print ISBN-13: 9780300103267 |
Published to Yale Scholarship Online: October 2013 | DOI:10.12987/yale/9780300103267.001.0001 |
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