their polemics advocating religious freedoms for Protestants; however, she notes that neither Milton nor Marvell was willing to extend these freedoms to Catholics. As for Arminian views on predestination, in chapter 5 Raamsdonk argues that for Milton, the story of Samson, an elected individual who appears to lose and regain divine grace, provided a problematic case for Calvinism and therefore an opportunity to express, in Samson Agonistes, his “agreement with three Arminian points (that grace is universal, grace is resistible, and free will is necessary for salvation)” (139). Marvell’s tract Remarks Upon a Late Disingenuous Discourse, meanwhile, suggests to Raamsdonk that he was receptive to Arminian views on predestination, though not willing to profess them. Overall, Raamsdonk’s study lends support to the traditional portrayals of Marvell as a proponent of moderation and diplomacy and Milton as a promoter of revolution and debate. Their differences become most evident when Raamsdonk concludes, in chapter 6, that Samson Agonistes endorses acts of violence carried out by those faithfully interpreting God’s will, a position untenable to Marvell, the author of numerous pacifistic texts. Still, the historical record suggests that the two men were friends. As for England and the Dutch Republic, Raamsdonk depicts the two states as too similar in their situations and aspirations to remain on friendly terms for long. Her book should prove most valuable to scholars of Milton and Marvell who are looking for fresh approaches to comparative readings of literature and culture.
{"title":"Ottoman Eurasia in Early Modern German Literature: Cultural Translations (Francisci, Happel, Speer). Gerhild Scholz Williams. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2021. xii + 234 pp. $75.","authors":"Indravati Félicité","doi":"10.1017/rqx.2023.284","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/rqx.2023.284","url":null,"abstract":"their polemics advocating religious freedoms for Protestants; however, she notes that neither Milton nor Marvell was willing to extend these freedoms to Catholics. As for Arminian views on predestination, in chapter 5 Raamsdonk argues that for Milton, the story of Samson, an elected individual who appears to lose and regain divine grace, provided a problematic case for Calvinism and therefore an opportunity to express, in Samson Agonistes, his “agreement with three Arminian points (that grace is universal, grace is resistible, and free will is necessary for salvation)” (139). Marvell’s tract Remarks Upon a Late Disingenuous Discourse, meanwhile, suggests to Raamsdonk that he was receptive to Arminian views on predestination, though not willing to profess them. Overall, Raamsdonk’s study lends support to the traditional portrayals of Marvell as a proponent of moderation and diplomacy and Milton as a promoter of revolution and debate. Their differences become most evident when Raamsdonk concludes, in chapter 6, that Samson Agonistes endorses acts of violence carried out by those faithfully interpreting God’s will, a position untenable to Marvell, the author of numerous pacifistic texts. Still, the historical record suggests that the two men were friends. As for England and the Dutch Republic, Raamsdonk depicts the two states as too similar in their situations and aspirations to remain on friendly terms for long. Her book should prove most valuable to scholars of Milton and Marvell who are looking for fresh approaches to comparative readings of literature and culture.","PeriodicalId":45863,"journal":{"name":"RENAISSANCE QUARTERLY","volume":"76 1","pages":"775 - 777"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45693122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Emotional Settings in Early Modern Pedagogical Culture: Hamlet, The Faerie Queene, and Arcadia. Judith Owens. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020. xii + 218 pp. €77.99.","authors":"P. Sullivan","doi":"10.1017/rqx.2023.287","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/rqx.2023.287","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45863,"journal":{"name":"RENAISSANCE QUARTERLY","volume":"76 1","pages":"780 - 781"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42355473","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This book examines the ways Lutherans and Catholics maintained a peaceful coexistence in the towns of the Lusatian League in Upper Lusatia in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. By studying how reform occurred in these small and medium-sized towns, Christ shows how biconfessionalism lasted for over a century in a region less studied than the imperial cities and areas such as Saxony. The author argues that this religious coexistence led to a syncretism, or combination, of Catholic and Lutheran belief systems, practices, and religious spaces. The Reformation in Upper Lusatia was neither fully Catholic nor fully Lutheran, but a syncretistic combination of confessional elements that both groups could accept. These settlements were negotiated by town councils, clergy, and artisans, and not imposed from above by the king or his administrators.
{"title":"Biographies of a Reformation: Religious Change and Confessional Coexistence in Upper Lusatia, c. 1520–1635. Martin Christ. Studies in German History. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021. xiv + 262 pp. $100.","authors":"Bruce G. McNair","doi":"10.1017/rqx.2023.254","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/rqx.2023.254","url":null,"abstract":"This book examines the ways Lutherans and Catholics maintained a peaceful coexistence in the towns of the Lusatian League in Upper Lusatia in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. By studying how reform occurred in these small and medium-sized towns, Christ shows how biconfessionalism lasted for over a century in a region less studied than the imperial cities and areas such as Saxony. The author argues that this religious coexistence led to a syncretism, or combination, of Catholic and Lutheran belief systems, practices, and religious spaces. The Reformation in Upper Lusatia was neither fully Catholic nor fully Lutheran, but a syncretistic combination of confessional elements that both groups could accept. These settlements were negotiated by town councils, clergy, and artisans, and not imposed from above by the king or his administrators.","PeriodicalId":45863,"journal":{"name":"RENAISSANCE QUARTERLY","volume":"76 1","pages":"727 - 728"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46419769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recollection in the Republics: Memories of the British Civil Wars in England, 1649–1659. Imogen Peck. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021. xiv + 232 pp. $85.","authors":"L. Stewart","doi":"10.1017/rqx.2023.249","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/rqx.2023.249","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45863,"journal":{"name":"RENAISSANCE QUARTERLY","volume":"76 1","pages":"719 - 720"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43493833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
(mainly the Tuscan and the Germanic), but the decision to include works from places such as Verona, Padua, and Friuli before they came under the control of the Venetian state is more problematic. On the other hand, the section on Veneto-Cretan painting’s adoption of the Man of Sorrows is highly effective. Another strength of the study is its attention to terminology. The tracing of the development of the term Cristo passo is particularly astute. No doubt this book will serve as an essential resource for scholars studying any late medieval or early modern depiction of the dead Christ, not only in Venice and the Veneto, but also further afield. Its vast bibliography, fine index, and extensive endnotes make it an excellent reference tool, and the discursive notes make some striking points, including a reference to the presence of a tattoo of Florigerio’s sprawling Dead Christ (ca. 1530) on the soccer star David Beckham’s chest! However, the absence of dimensions in the captions and list of illustrations is a surprising omission, which sometimes makes it harder to evaluate the authors’ contentions about the relationship between artworks. The illustrations themselves are impressive and include many little-known objects in far-flung or difficult-to-access venues. More energetic editing might have tightened up the text and smoothed out some stilted phrasing.
{"title":"Black in Rembrandt's Time. Elmer Kolfin and Epco Runia, eds. With Stephanie Archangel, Mark Ponte, Marieke de Winkel, and David de Witt. Amsterdam: WBOOKS, 2020. 136 pp. €24.95.","authors":"E. Runia","doi":"10.1017/rqx.2023.215","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/rqx.2023.215","url":null,"abstract":"(mainly the Tuscan and the Germanic), but the decision to include works from places such as Verona, Padua, and Friuli before they came under the control of the Venetian state is more problematic. On the other hand, the section on Veneto-Cretan painting’s adoption of the Man of Sorrows is highly effective. Another strength of the study is its attention to terminology. The tracing of the development of the term Cristo passo is particularly astute. No doubt this book will serve as an essential resource for scholars studying any late medieval or early modern depiction of the dead Christ, not only in Venice and the Veneto, but also further afield. Its vast bibliography, fine index, and extensive endnotes make it an excellent reference tool, and the discursive notes make some striking points, including a reference to the presence of a tattoo of Florigerio’s sprawling Dead Christ (ca. 1530) on the soccer star David Beckham’s chest! However, the absence of dimensions in the captions and list of illustrations is a surprising omission, which sometimes makes it harder to evaluate the authors’ contentions about the relationship between artworks. The illustrations themselves are impressive and include many little-known objects in far-flung or difficult-to-access venues. More energetic editing might have tightened up the text and smoothed out some stilted phrasing.","PeriodicalId":45863,"journal":{"name":"RENAISSANCE QUARTERLY","volume":"76 1","pages":"663 - 665"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48999366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Fetters of Rhyme: Liberty and Poetic Form in Early Modern England. Rebecca M. Rush. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2021. x + 284 pp. $39.95.","authors":"K. B. Attié","doi":"10.1017/rqx.2023.300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/rqx.2023.300","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45863,"journal":{"name":"RENAISSANCE QUARTERLY","volume":"76 1","pages":"801 - 802"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42848081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The English Exorcist: John Darrell and the Shaping of Early Modern English Protestant Demonology. Brendan C. Walsh. Routledge Research in Early Modern History. Abingdon: Routledge, 2020. x + 306 pp. $160.","authors":"David M. Barbee","doi":"10.1017/rqx.2023.263","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/rqx.2023.263","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45863,"journal":{"name":"RENAISSANCE QUARTERLY","volume":"76 1","pages":"741 - 743"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42893046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Eunuchs and Castrati: Disability and Normativity in Early Modern Europe. Katherine Crawford. Abingdon: Routledge, 2019. xii + 240 pp. $160.","authors":"Valeria Finucci","doi":"10.1017/rqx.2023.225","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/rqx.2023.225","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45863,"journal":{"name":"RENAISSANCE QUARTERLY","volume":"76 1","pages":"680 - 681"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41613474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Migrating Shakespeare: First European Encounters, Routes and Networks. Janet Clare and Dominique Goy-Blanquet, eds. Global Shakespeare Inverted. London: The Arden Shakespeare, 2021. xiv + 298 pp. £75.","authors":"Alexa Alice Joubin","doi":"10.1017/rqx.2023.292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/rqx.2023.292","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45863,"journal":{"name":"RENAISSANCE QUARTERLY","volume":"76 1","pages":"788 - 789"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44318753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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