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100 0 $aPius$bII,$cPope,$d1405-1464.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50081908
240 10 $aCorrespondence.$kSelections.$lEnglish$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2005036095
245 10 $aReject Aeneas, accept Pius :$bselected letters of Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini (Pope Pius II) /$cintroduced & translated by Thomas M. Izbicki, Gerald Christianson, and Philip Krey.
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bCatholic University of America Press,$c[2006], ©2006.
300 $axv, 435 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 407-415) and indexes.
520 1 $a"Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini (1405-1464, elected Pope Pius II in 1458) was an important and enigmatic figure of the Renaissance as well as one of the most prolific writers and gifted stylists ever to occupy the papacy. Though several biographies have been written about "the humanist pope," this book allows Aeneas to tell his story in his own words through a careful selection of seventy-five letters and two documents. All but one newly translated and most translated for the first time into English, these writings bring Aeneas vibrantly alive for the ordinary reader." "Aeneas's letters range from brief and very personal revelations to a history the length of a small treatise. They provide a unique lens for exploring the less political, more private aspects of his life. They trace the changes in his political and ecclesiastical allegiances that parallel his change of vocation from worldly humanist poet to learned prelate, and from participant at the Council of Basel where he actively engaged in the election of an anti-pope to advocate for the papacy and eventually pope. A history of the Council of Basel is included as are two bulls from his pontificate. One bull condemns appeals from the Roman pontiff to a general council (Execrabilis) and the other (In minoribus) attempts to explain away the errors of his youth." "In addition to a general introduction, the book includes short narrative introductions to each letter placing it in proper context. The letters are generously annotated to assist readers in understanding the persons, places, and literary allusions discussed."--BOOK JACKET.
600 00 $aPius$bII,$cPope,$d1405-1464$vCorrespondence.
650 0 $aChurch history$y15th century.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97005380
700 1 $aIzbicki, Thomas M.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81011723
700 1 $aChristianson, Gerald.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85177049
700 1 $aKrey, Philip D.,$d1950-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96119470
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0513/2005014044.html
852 00 $boff,glx$hBX1308$i.P58213 2006