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Book SynopsisIn The Reformation of Historical Thought, Mark Lotito re-examines the development of Western historiography by concentrating on Philipp Melanchthon (1497–1560) and his universal history, Carion’s Chronicle (1532). With the Chronicle, Melanchthon overturned the medieval papal view of history, and he offered a distinctly Wittenberg perspective on the foundations of the “modern” European world. Through its immense popularity, the Chronicle assumed extraordinary significance across the divides of language, geography and confession. Indeed, Melanchthon’s intervention would become the point of departure for theologians, historians and jurists to debate the past, present and future of the Holy Roman Empire. Through the Chronicle, the Wittenberg reformation of historical thought became an integral aspect of European intellectual culture for the centuries that followed.
Trade Review“Mark Lotito has written an excellent book. Big in more than a physical sense, this book covers in great detail a wide range of historical actors across swathes of time, all with a view to understanding changes in historical thought.” David Gehring, University of Nottingham. In: The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 71, No. 4 (2020), pp. 853–855.
Table of ContentsDEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS CHAPTERS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. THE FOURTH MONARCHY AND THE TRANSLATIO IMPERII 3. JOHANN CARION OF BIETIGHEIM: THE BERLIN COURT ASTRONOMER 4. CARION’S CHRONICLE: A WITTENBERG VIEW OF THE PAST 5. THE TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION OF CARION’S CHRONICLE 6. THE LEGACY OF WITTENBERG HISTORIOGRAPHY 7. CONCLUSION APPENDICES APPENDIX A: CARION’S CHRONICLE – TEXTUAL TRANSMISSION APPENDIX B: CARION’S CHRONICLE – MANUSCRIPT NOTES APPENDIX C: CARION’S CHRONICLE – STEMMA OF EDITIONS APPENDIX D: CARION’S CHRONICLE – INDICES TO THE EDITIONS APPENDIX E: CARION’S CHRONICLE – CENSUS OF EDITIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
