The Ecclesiastical and Political History of the Popes of Rome During the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, Volume 2

By Leopold von Ranke

Book Overview

This translation by Sarah Austin (1793-1867) of German historian Leopold von Ranke's work contributed significantly to early modern history and historiography. By some accounts 'the best living translator' of her time, Austin was a member of circles that included Jeremy Bentham and J. S. Mill. Ranke (1795-1886) worked for most of his life at the University of Berlin, writing several histories covering the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries. Austin's translation recognises Ranke's importance to Western historiography: his methodology stressed the centrality of using primary sources and of the historian's objectivity. Ranke's history engages with a much wider area than his title suggests; indeed, his subject is 'the struggle between Catholicism and Protestantism, between authority and innovation', as Austin writes. Volume 2 is almost wholly concerned with the Counter-Reformation (and coins the term), from 1563 to 1630. These volumes will be of interest to early modern historians and historiographers alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108027121
• ISBN13: 9781108027120
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 606 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"