Six Sermons
Author | : António Vieira |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2018 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780190858568 |
ISBN-13 | : 0190858567 |
Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Download or read book Six Sermons written by António Vieira and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: António Vieira was a Jesuit born in Lisbon in 1608 who lived and worked in both Europe and Brazil in the service of the church and the Portuguese crown. His sermons are among the most renowned pieces of baroque oratory in the Portuguese language. This volume translates six of them into English, fully annotated, for the first time. These texts illuminate Vieira's visionary thought on social and spiritual matters.