Preaching In The Spanish Golden Age: A Study Of Some Preachers In The Reign Of Philip Iii (oxford Modern Languages And Literature Monographs)

Hilary Dansey Smith. A Revision Of The Author's Thesis, Oxford. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [160]-186. Sermons are a useful barometer of a society and can tell us about many more aspects than the strictly spiritual. In this survey of preaching during the reign of Philip III (1598-1621) the subject has been approached from several different but complementary directions - historical, sociological, bibliographical, literary, and theological - in an attempt to assess the importance of sermons as the crystallization of preoccupations current in a period as complex as the Spanish Golden Age ix, 190 p. ; 23 cm. -- A revision of the author's thesis, Oxford Includes index Bibliography: p. [160]-186