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For the Sake of Simple Folk: Popular Propaganda for the German Reformation (Clarendon Paperbacks)
R. W. Scribner
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Description for For the Sake of Simple Folk: Popular Propaganda for the German Reformation (Clarendon Paperbacks)
Paperback. In this book R.W. Scribner provides the first detailed analysis of the forms of popular propaganda which were aimed at the illiterate and semi-literate during the Reformation in Germany. Hailed as a pioneering study of great importance on its original publication in 1981, For the Sake of Simple Folk is now available in paperback for the first time. Series: Clarendon Paperbacks. Num Pages: 360 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578.
In this book R. W. Scribner provides the first detailed analysis of the forms of propaganda - such as illustrated broadsheets, picture books, title pages, and book illustrations - which were aimed at the illiterate and semi-literate during the Reformation, and reproduces many of the vast corpus of prints which still survive in scattered locations in Germany. Dr Scribner advances new and original interpretations of these illustrations, revealing how visual propaganda exploited popular belief and the coarser aspects of popular culture, while at the same time being a product of them. This, he suggests, explains why the Reformation appealed ... Read more
In this book R. W. Scribner provides the first detailed analysis of the forms of propaganda - such as illustrated broadsheets, picture books, title pages, and book illustrations - which were aimed at the illiterate and semi-literate during the Reformation, and reproduces many of the vast corpus of prints which still survive in scattered locations in Germany. Dr Scribner advances new and original interpretations of these illustrations, revealing how visual propaganda exploited popular belief and the coarser aspects of popular culture, while at the same time being a product of them. This, he suggests, explains why the Reformation appealed ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Series
Clarendon Paperbacks
Condition
New
Weight
578g
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198203261
SKU
V9780198203261
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Reviews for For the Sake of Simple Folk: Popular Propaganda for the German Reformation (Clarendon Paperbacks)
`a major achievement ... important and pioneering study' Journal of Ecclesiastical History