The dreadful history and judgement of God on Thomas Müntzer : the life and times of an early German revolutionary
Drummond, Andrew, 1952-2024
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'The princes are nothing but tyrants who flay the people; they fritter away our blood and sweat on their pomp and whoring and knavery.' These were the words of Thomas Müntzer at the head of the massed ranks of a peasant army in the year 1525. Ranged against him were the might of the princes of the German Nation. How did Müntzer, the son of a coin maker from central Germany, rise in just a few short years to become one of the most feared revolutionaries in early modern Europe? In this brilliant work of historical excavation, Andrew Drummond charts the life and times of the man Martin Luther denounced as a 'Ravening Wolf' and 'False Prophet'. Drummond shows us Müntzer as a human being. Far from the bloodthirsty devil of legend, he was a man of considerable learning and principle, deeply sympathetic to the misery of the peasantry and the poor.
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Author:
Drummond, Andrew, 1952-, author
Imprint:
London : Verso, 2024.
Collation:
384 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781839768941 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
284.3092B
Language:
English
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BRN:
2680437
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