John Bale's 'The Image of Both Churches'
This book is a critical edition of John Bale''s The Image of Both Churches (c. 1545). The Introduction provides a thorough overview of this sixteenth century work, explaining its relationship to the apocalyptic tradition and to Bale''s important inspirations, from Augustine to Erasmus and Luther. Topics such as Bale''s language, the place of the Image in his oeuvre, his use of medieval chronicles,...
This book is a critical edition of John Bale''s The Image of Both Churches (c. 1545). The Introduction provides a thorough overview of this sixteenth century work, explaining its relationship to the apocalyptic tradition and to Bale''s important inspirations, from Augustine to Erasmus and Luther. Topics such as Bale''s language, the place of the Image in his oeuvre, his use of medieval chronicles,...