Short Chronicle

Name: Short Chronicle
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ISBN: 9780226417066

ISBN-10: 0226417069

ISBN-13: 9780226417066

Edition: 2006

Authors: Jeanne de Jussie, Carrie F. Klaus

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Jeanne de Jussie (1503-61) experienced the Protestant Reformation from within the walls of the Convent of Saint Clare in Geneva. In her impassioned and engaging "Short Chronicle," she offers a singular account of the Reformation, reporting not only on the larger clashes between Protestants and Catholics but also on events in her convent--devious city councilmen who lied to trusting nuns, lecherous soldiers who tried to kiss them, and iconoclastic intruders who smashed statues and burned paintings. Throughout her tale, Jussie highlights women's roles on both sides of the conflict, from the Reformed women who came to her convent in an attempt to convert the nuns to the Catholic women who…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 5/15/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 0.60" wide x 0.90" long x 0.06" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Series Editors' Introduction


Volume Editor's Introduction


Volume Editor's Bibliography


Note on Translation


The Short Chronicle


Series Editors' Bibliography


Index