The Humanist Ulrich Von Hutten
A Reappraisal of His Humor

Thomas W. Best (Author)

9781469657097

Paperback / softback, published 1 May 2020

120 pages
22.8 x 15.2 x 0.7 cm, 0.178 kg

Ulrich von Hutten (1488-1523), Renaissance-Reformation publisher and ardent champion of German nationalism, has previously been characterized as a bitter and vehement political satirist. From this concise, critical survey of his comic writing a more balanced, congenial image of Hutten emerges.