La vie de Gregorio Lòpez par Thomas White (1592-1676), ou la sanctification d’un ermite hétérodoxe par un catholique hérétique
La Vida de Gregorio Lòpez (1613) went through many different editions in Protestant countries in Europe. The study of its 1638 English adaptation by the Catholic Thomas White (1592-1676) may well explain this surprising success. The text is anchored in the hagiographic medieval tradition, but it dep...
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| Language: | English |
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Centre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation Britannique
2013-03-01
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| Series: | Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique |
| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/3571 |
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| Summary: | La Vida de Gregorio Lòpez (1613) went through many different editions in Protestant countries in Europe. The study of its 1638 English adaptation by the Catholic Thomas White (1592-1676) may well explain this surprising success. The text is anchored in the hagiographic medieval tradition, but it depicts a Rhino-Flemish type of spirituality and puts a strong emphasis on the theme of the desert. The new unorthodox model of sainthood was made acceptable to Protestants and Blackloists in England as well as to Jansenists in France. |
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| ISSN: | 0248-9015 2429-4373 |