Selected Writings of Girolamo Savonarola: Religion and Politics, 1490-1498 (Italian Literature and Thought)

Contents......Page 8
List of Illustrations......Page 11
Foreword by Giuseppe Mazzotta......Page 12
Acknowledgments by Donald Beebe......Page 14
Introduction by Alison Brown......Page 16
Text Sources......Page 37
Biblical Abbreviations and Equivalencies......Page 39
PASTORAL MINISTRY......Page 40
Amos and Zacharias, Sermon XLIV (The Art of Living Well): Good Friday, 1 April 1496......Page 42
Ruth and Micheas, Sermon XXVIII, “The Art of Dying Well”: All Souls’ Day, 2 November 1496......Page 72
PROPHECY......Page 96
Psalms, Sermon III, “Renovation Sermon”: Octave of the Epiphany, 13 January 1495......Page 98
A Dialogue concerning Prophetic Truth, 1496–97......Page 116
POLITICS......Page 192
Aggeus, Sermon VII (On Social Order): First Sunday of Advent, 28 November 1494......Page 194
Aggeus, Sermon XIII (The Venetian Model for Republican Florence): Third Sunday of Advent, 12 December 1494......Page 206
Aggeus, Sermon XXIII (Florence, God’s Chosen City): 28 December 1494......Page 218
Treatise on the Rule and Government of the City of Florence: 1498?......Page 231
MORAL REFORM I......Page 262
Luca Landucci, A Florentine Diary: 16–29 February......Page 264
Letter from Paolo de Somenzi to Lodovico Sforza, Duke of Milan: 16 February 1496......Page 266
Pseudo-Burlamacchi, La vita del Beato Ieronimo Savonarola......Page 267
Amos and Zacharias, Sermon XL......Page 277
Girolamo Benivieni, “Viva ne nostri cuori, o Florentia”......Page 286
Luca Landucci, A Florentine Diary: 27 March 1496......Page 293
Piero Parenti, Storia fiorentina......Page 294
Pseudo-Burlamacchi, La vita del Beato Ieronimo Savonarola......Page 296
Girolamo Benivieni, “Da che tu ci hai, Signore”......Page 299
Piero Parenti, Storia fiorentina......Page 306
Iacopo Nardi, Istorie della città di Firenze......Page 308
Pseudo-Burlamacchi, La vita del Beato Ieronimo Savonarola......Page 311
SILENCING AND EXCOMMUNICATION......Page 314
Letter from Pope Alexander VI to Savonarola: 21 July 1495......Page 316
Letter from Savonarola to Pope Alexander VI: 31 July 1495......Page 317
Letter from Pope Alexander VI to the Brothers of Santa Croce: 8 September 1495......Page 320
Letter from Savonarola to Pope Alexander VI: 29 September 1495......Page 323
Letter from Pope Alexander VI to Savonarola: 16 October 1495......Page 333
Open Letter to a Friend: end of 1495......Page 335
Open Letter to All the Elect: 8 May 1497......Page 345
Letter from Savonarola to Pope Alexander VI: 20 May 1497......Page 350
Open Letter to All Christians: 19 June 1497......Page 352
Letter from Savonarola to Pope Alexander VI: 25 June 1497......Page 356
Open Letter against the Recently Imposed Sentence of Excommunication: end of June 1497......Page 358
Letter from Savonarola to Pope Alexander VI: 13 October 1497......Page 363
Letter from Savonarola to Pope Alexander VI: 13 [3] March 1498......Page 364
Alternate Version......Page 365
MORAL REFORM II......Page 368
Exodus, Sermon III: Quinquagesima Sunday, 25 February 1498......Page 370
Luca Landucci, A Florentine Diary: 27 February 1498......Page 391
Piero Parenti, Storia fiorentina......Page 392
Iacopo Nardi, Istorie della città di Firenze......Page 394
Letter from Paolo de Somenzi to Lodovico Sforza, Duke of Milan: 27 February 1498......Page 398
Pseudo-Burlamacchi, La vita del Beato Ieronimo Savonarola......Page 400
LAST MOMENTS......Page 404
Luca Landucci, A Florentine Diary: 22 May 1498......Page 406
Simone Filipepi, Estratto della cronaca......Page 408
Lorenzo Violi, Le Giornate......Page 409
Marsilio Ficino, Apologia contra Savonarolam......Page 410
Francesco Guicciardini, History of Florence......Page 415
AFTERLIFE......Page 418
Index......Page 424