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Reformation Europe: 1517-1559 1st Edition

by Geoffrey R. Elton (Author), Andrew Pettegree (Afterword)
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This is G.R. Elton's classic account of the Reformation, revealing the issues and preoccupations which seemed central to the age and portraying its leading figures with vigour and realism.
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    0631213848
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    978-0631213840
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    Wiley-Blackwell
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    December 16, 1999
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    English
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This is G.R. Elton's classic account of the Reformation, revealing the issues and preoccupations which seemed central to the age and portraying its leading figures with vigor and realism.

Professor Elton presents a lively and accessible overview of this key era in European history. The book gives full attention to religion and theology, restores Luther to the predominant position from which it had become fashionable to remove him, and focuses on Charles V as a pivotal player in the period. The text is a tribute both to Elton's gift for concise exposition of complex historical problems and his masterly command of narrative. The result is an account of the Reformation era which is as clear-minded and readable as any published in the thirty five years since its first publication.

This new edition includes an updated bibliography and an afterword by Andrew Pettegree placing Professor Elton's account of the Reformation in its scholarly context.

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This is G.R. Elton's classic account of the Reformation, revealing the issues and preoccupations which seemed central to the age and portraying its leading figures with vigor and realism.

Professor Elton presents a lively and accessible overview of this key era in European history. The book gives full attention to religion and theology, restores Luther to the predominant position from which it had become fashionable to remove him, and focuses on Charles V as a pivotal player in the period. The text is a tribute both to Elton's gift for concise exposition of complex historical problems and his masterly command of narrative. The result is an account of the Reformation era which is as clear-minded and readable as any published in the thirty five years since its first publication.

This new edition includes an updated bibliography and an afterword by Andrew Pettegree placing Professor Elton's account of the Reformation in its scholarly context.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wiley-Blackwell; 1st edition (December 16, 1999)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0631213848
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0631213840
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.1 x 0.84 x 9.05 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Fred
4.0 out of 5 stars A classic work, but not the "New Edition" as described
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2017
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Although this is Prof. Elton's classic text as published in 1963, it is NOT the "new edition" as shown on the Kindle description. That webpage includes comments "from the back cover" which say that "This new edition includes an updated bibliography, and an afterword by Andrew Pettegree." Those are not here. That 1999 edition reprinted Elton's text unchanged (which is what you get here), and added Prof. Pettegree's discussion of the book's many virtues and of the newer areas of study (social, economic, everyday life) that it did not include. The 1999 bibliography listed new titles published since 1963. This ebook would get five stars if it were as described.
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Will
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Readable Survey with Some Things Missing.
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2014
Good general survey of the Reformation and the culture around it up through Cateau-Cambrésis. A bit dense at times and it would have been nice if Elton had translated some of the Latin, French, etc quotes but an easier read than some other books in the series. Leaving out Britain almost entirely does seem strange considering how important England and Scotland became as Protestant states during the time period covered to the end of the Wars of Religion. As well as England's distinctive Reformation.
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Glen O'Brien
4.0 out of 5 stars Classic work debunks Weber
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2009
This is a classic and very detailed work on the Reformation. In its closing chapter it debunks the theory of Weber and others that the so called Protestant work ethic said to be exemplified most thoroughly in Calvinism led to modern day capitalism.
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David Eden
5.0 out of 5 stars Still a benchmark text and a classic history by one of our greatest historians.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2023
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I first read this book 38 years ago when I was studying for my A Level History. It was then a volume in the outstanding Fontana History of Europe. It became an invaluable companion when I came to study the same period again for my undergraduate degree in history and where I was also fortunate enough to be tutored on Tudor England by Professor Elton in person, shortly before he retired in 1988.

Reformation Europe remains a benchmark text, despite now being somewhat dated. The reasons are clear enough. It's a masterful and concise synthesis of the religious and political conflicts of the period. On the whole it is written with great verve, although some portions can be a little dry by modern standards. Elton brings the conflicts and religious disputes of the period alive. There are giants striding through these erudite pages - Luther, Charles V, Calvin, Zwingli, Francis I, Ignatius Loyola, Carafa (Pope Paul IV) - Elton brings them alive with pithy phrases and, not infrequently, devastating judgements on their personalities and deeds.

This edition published by Blackwell has an interesting afterword on Elton and his book by Professor Andrew Petegree, who has also helpfully supplied an updated reading list.

A magnificent book by one of our greatest historians. But don't expect much social or economic history, areas which Professor Elton notoriously had little truck with. Nevertheless, you can do no better if you want an introduction to this fascinating period.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 17, 2016
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Quick delivery and good product.
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5.0 out of 5 stars excellent condition and delivered as indicated on order confirmation. first class service
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 31, 2019
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I first purchased this book whilst reading history at university in 1963. Professor Elton's marshalling of material and his objectivity, as much as a true historian should be, resonates with me even now, 56 years later.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 20, 2018
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3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 28, 2014
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Useful as coursework aid
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