The Quest for Compromise
Author | : Howard Louthan |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 1997-10-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 052158082X |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521580823 |
Rating | : 4/5 (2X Downloads) |
Download or read book The Quest for Compromise written by Howard Louthan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-10-02 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Quest for Compromise is an interdisciplinary study of an imperial court in late-sixteenth-century Vienna, and a detailed examination of a fascinating moment of religious moderation. It investigates the rise and fall of an irenic movement through four individuals: an Italian artist (Jacopo Strada), a Silesian physician (Johannis Crato), a Dutch librarian (Hugo Blotius) and a German soldier (Lazarus von Schwendi), who sought peace and accommodation through a wide range of cultural, intellectual and political activity.