The Antichrist and the Lollards : : apocalypticism in late medieval and Reformation England / / Curtis V. Bostick.

• Superior document: Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions ; 70
• VerfasserIn: Bostick, Curtis V.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Brill,, [1998]; ©1998
• Year of Publication: 1998
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions ; 70.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

This study examines expectations of imminent judgment that energized reform movements in Late Medieval and Reformation Europe. It probes the apocalyptic vision of the Lollards, followers of the Oxford professor John Wycliff (1384). The Lollards repudiated the medieval church and established conventicles despite officially sanctioned prosecution. While exploring the full spectrum of late medieval apocalypticism, this work focuses on the diverse range of Wycliffite literature, political and religious treatises, sermons, biblical commentaries, including trial records, to reveal a dynamic strain of apocalyptic discourse. It shows that sixteenth-century English apocalypticism was fed by vibrant, indigenous Wycliffite well springs. The rhetoric of Lollard apocalypticism is analyzed and its effect on carriers and audiences is investigated, illuminating the rise of evil in church and society as perceived by the Lollards and their radical reform program.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Curtis V. Bostick -- Acknowledgments / Curtis V. Bostick -- Abbreviations / Curtis V. Bostick -- Chapter One Apocalypticism: Definitions, Connotations, and Models / Curtis V. Bostick -- Chapter Two "To Moralyze Aright:" The Established Apocalyptic Vision in Late Medieval and Reformation England / Curtis V. Bostick -- Chapter Three Missing Links in English Apocalypticism: John Wyclif and the Lollards / Curtis V. Bostick -- Chapter Four For the Reformation of the Whole Church: The Opus Arduum / Curtis V. Bostick -- Chapter Five The Dissemination of Lollard Apocalypticism / Curtis V. Bostick -- Chapter Six Lollard Apocalypticists: Looking in from the Outside / Curtis V. Bostick -- Chapter Seven The Legacy of Lollard Apocalypticism / Curtis V. Bostick -- Appendix A The Entry " Antichristus " in the Floretum / Curtis V. Bostick -- Appendix B The Entry " Adventus " in the Floretum / Curtis V. Bostick -- Bibliography / Curtis V. Bostick -- Index of Persons / Curtis V. Bostick -- Index of Subjects and Texts / Curtis V. Bostick -- Studies in Medieval and Reformation Thought / Editor: Heiko A. Oberman.