{"product_id":"the-commentaries-of-pope-pius-ii-1458-1464-and-the-crisis-of-the-fifteenth-century-papacy-hardback-9781442647633","title":"The 'Commentaries' of Pope Pius II (1458-1464) and the Crisis of the Fifteenth-Century Papacy (Hardback) 9781442647633","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe 'Commentaries' of Pope Pius II (1458-1464) and the Crisis of the Fifteenth-Century Papacy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEmily O'Brien (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781442647633\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 September 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.8 x 16.3 x 2.9 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x2018;This is a valuable study that serves to remind us of the importance of deep context and a thorough examination of historical evidence, not only in studying the papacy, but throughout the discipline.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/p\u003e - Jennifer Mara DeSilva (Sixteenth Century Studies vol 47:02:2016) \u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x2018;We have to give a lot of credit to O\u0026amp;#x2019;Brien\u0026amp;#x2019;s efforts to untangle the complex political situation under Pius…. This excellent study concludes with notes, the bibliography, and the most welcome index.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/p\u003e - Albrecht Classen (Mediaevistik vol 29:2016) \u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x2018;O\u0026amp;#x2019;Brien\u0026amp;#x2019;s book is a fascinating example of humanist history studied through the lens of politics. It is sure to stand at the center of future conversations about Pope Pius II\u0026amp;#x2019;s Commentaries for years to come.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/p\u003e - Brian Jeffrey Maxson (Renaissance Quarterly vol 70: 01:2017) \u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x2018;As a text, The Commentaries of Pope Pius II is one of the richest sources for the studies on fifteenth-century intellectual culture.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/p\u003e - Barry Torch (Renaissance and Reformation vol 40:02:2017) \u003cp\u003e\"On the basis of this study, Pius remains a fascinating figure. O\u0026amp;#x2019;Brien should be congratulated heartily for having rekindled interest in him with such affection, and for having written about him with such clarity.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Miles Pattenden, Australian Catholic University (\u003cem\u003eRecensiones Librorum\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in the mid-fifteenth century, Pope Pius II’s \u003cem\u003eCommentaries\u003c\/em\u003e are the only known autobiography of a reigning pontiff and a fundamental text in the history of Renaissance humanism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book, Emily O’Brien positions Pius’ expansive autobiographical text within that century’s contentious debate over ecclesiastical sovereignty. Presenting the \u003cem\u003eCommentaries\u003c\/em\u003e as Pius’ response to the crisis of authority, legitimacy, and relevance that was engulfing the Renaissance papacy, she shows how the \u003cem\u003eCommentaries\u003c\/em\u003e function as both an aggressive assault on the papal monarchy’s chief opponents and a systematic defense of Pius’s own troubled pontificate and his pre-papal career. Illustrating how the language, imagery, and ideals of secular power inform Pius’ apologetic self-portrait, \u003cem\u003eThe Commentaries of Pope Pius II (1458–1464) and the Crisis of the Fifteenth-Century Papacy\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates the role that Pius and his writings played in the evolution of the Renaissance papacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. An Institution in Crisis: the Papal Monarchy on the Eve of Pius’s Pontificate\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. The Conciliar Crisis in the Career of Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini and the Pontificate of Pope Pius II\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Papal Sovereignty and the Challenge of the Princes: the Experience of Aeneas and Pius\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Pius II and the Triumph over Conciliarism: A New Reading of the Commentaries\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. The Triumph over the Princes and the Triumph of a Prince\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Portraits of Princes in the Portrait of Pius II\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52656098771224,"sku":"9781442647633","price":38.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-commentaries-of-pope-pius-ii-1458-1464-and-the-crisis-of-the-fifteenth-century-papacy-hardback-9781442647633","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}