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The Bellicose Dove: Claude Brousson and Protestant Resistance to Louis X1V, 1647-1698
Walter C Utt
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Description for The Bellicose Dove: Claude Brousson and Protestant Resistance to Louis X1V, 1647-1698
Paperback. Examines Claude Brousson life (1647-98), his letters, sermons, books, and the role he played in resisting Louis XIV's persecution of the Huguenots until his death on the scaffold in 1698. This book also examines the biographical details in his letters, analysis of the symbolism in his sermons and books, and more. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 352.
'Bellicose Dove' is the first English biography of the Huguenot lawyer, preacher, diplomat and martyr Claude Brousson for 150 years. It examines his life (1647-98), letters, sermons, books, and the role he played in resisting Louis XIV's persecution of the Huguenots until his death on the scaffold in 1698. Unique features of the book include a detailed examination of biographical details in his letters, analysis of the symbolism in his sermons and books (especially his anti-Catholic rhetoric), the importance of his three missionary journeys into France, and the effectiveness of his international diplomatic efforts in England, Holland, and Prussia.
'Bellicose Dove' is the first English biography of the Huguenot lawyer, preacher, diplomat and martyr Claude Brousson for 150 years. It examines his life (1647-98), letters, sermons, books, and the role he played in resisting Louis XIV's persecution of the Huguenots until his death on the scaffold in 1698. Unique features of the book include a detailed examination of biographical details in his letters, analysis of the symbolism in his sermons and books (especially his anti-Catholic rhetoric), the importance of his three missionary journeys into France, and the effectiveness of his international diplomatic efforts in England, Holland, and Prussia.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845191962
SKU
V9781845191962
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About Walter C Utt
Walter C Utt was was professor (1951-85) and then chair of the History Department at Pacific Union College in Angwin, California. Brian Strayer is Professor of History at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan.
Reviews for The Bellicose Dove: Claude Brousson and Protestant Resistance to Louis X1V, 1647-1698
"...well worth the attention of serious scholars of seventeenth-century France."
Seventeenth-Century News.
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