Martin Luther's anti-Semitic and antipapal pamphlets
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| [[Martin Luther]]'s [[anti-Semitic]] and [[antipapal]] [[pamphlets]] as described by the ''[[The Catholic encyclopedia]]'': | [[Martin Luther]]'s [[anti-Semitic]] and [[antipapal]] [[pamphlets]] as described by the ''[[The Catholic encyclopedia]]'': | ||
| - | :"It was while in this agony of body and torture of mind, that his unsurpassable and irreproducible coarseness attained its culminating point of virtuosity in his anti-Semitic and antipapal pamphlets. "[[Against the Jews and their Lies]]" was followed in quick succession by his even more frenzied fusillade "[[On the Schem Hamphoras]]" (1542) and "[[Against the Papacy established by the Devil]]" (1545). Here, especially in the latter, all coherent thought and utterance is buried in a torrential deluge of vituperation "for which no pen, much less a printing press have ever been found" ([[Menzel]], op. cit., II, 352). His mastery in his chosen method of controversy remained unchallenged. His friends had "a feeling of sorrow. His scolding remained unanswered, but also unnoticed" ([[Ranke]], op. cit., II, 121). Accompanying this last volcanic eruption, as a sort of illustrated commentary "that the common man, who is unable to read, may see and understand what he thought of the papacy" ([[Forstemann]]), were issued the nine celebrated caricatures of the pope by [[Lucas Cranach]], with expository verses by Luther. These, "the coarsest drawings that the history of caricature of all times has ever produced" ([[Konrad von Lange |Lange]], "[[Der Papstesel: ein Beitrag zur Kultur- und Kunstgeschichte des Reformationszeitalters|Der Papstesel]]", Gottingen, 1891,89), were so inexpressibly vile that a common impulse of decency demanded their summary suppression by his friends." | + | :"It was while in this agony of body and torture of mind, that his unsurpassable and irreproducible coarseness attained its culminating point of virtuosity in his anti-Semitic and antipapal pamphlets. "[[Against the Jews and their Lies]]" was followed in quick succession by his even more frenzied fusillade "[[On the Schem Hamphoras]]" (1542) and "[[Against the Papacy established by the Devil]]" (1545). Here, especially in the latter, all coherent thought and utterance is buried in a torrential deluge of vituperation "for which no pen, much less a printing press have ever been found" ([[Menzel]], op. cit., II, 352). His mastery in his chosen method of controversy remained unchallenged. His friends had "a feeling of sorrow. His scolding remained unanswered, but also unnoticed" ([[Ranke]], op. cit., II, 121). Accompanying this last volcanic eruption, as a sort of illustrated commentary "that the common man, who is unable to read, may see and understand what he thought of the papacy" ([[Forstemann]]), were issued the nine celebrated caricatures of the pope by [[Lucas Cranach]], with expository verses by Luther. These, "the coarsest drawings that the history of caricature of all times has ever produced" ([[Konrad von Lange |Lange]], "[[Der Papstesel: ein Beitrag zur Kultur- und Kunstgeschichte des Reformationszeitalters|Der Papstesel]]", Gottingen, 1891,89), were so inexpressibly vile that a common impulse of decency demanded their summary suppression by his friends."[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09438b.htm] |
| ==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
| - | *[[Abbildung des Papsttums]] | + | *[[Abbildung des Papsttums]], a series of nine caricatures by Cranach |
| - | *[[Against the Papacy at Rome, Founded by the Devil]][http://jahsonic.tumblr.com/post/724876735/wider-das-papsttum-zu-rom-vom-teufel-gestiftet] | + | |
| - | *[[Papstesel]] (see right) | + | |
| *[[Das Munchkalb zu Freyberg]] [http://jahsonic.tumblr.com/post/4996323738/the-monk-calf-das-munchkalb-zu-freyberg-by] | *[[Das Munchkalb zu Freyberg]] [http://jahsonic.tumblr.com/post/4996323738/the-monk-calf-das-munchkalb-zu-freyberg-by] | ||
| - | *[[The Papal Belvedere]] | + | *[[Passional Christi und Antichristi ]][http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antichrist1.jpg], woodcut of the pope selling indulgences. |
| - | *[[Passionary of the Christ and Antichrist]][http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antichrist1.jpg], woodcut of the pope selling indulgences. | + | |
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| * [[Anti-clericalism]] | * [[Anti-clericalism]] | ||
| * [[Anti-Catholicism]] | * [[Anti-Catholicism]] | ||
| - | * [[Luther and antisemitism]] | + | * [[Martin Luther and antisemitism]] |
| * [[Papism]] | * [[Papism]] | ||
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Martin Luther's anti-Semitic and antipapal pamphlets as described by the The Catholic encyclopedia:
- "It was while in this agony of body and torture of mind, that his unsurpassable and irreproducible coarseness attained its culminating point of virtuosity in his anti-Semitic and antipapal pamphlets. "Against the Jews and their Lies" was followed in quick succession by his even more frenzied fusillade "On the Schem Hamphoras" (1542) and "Against the Papacy established by the Devil" (1545). Here, especially in the latter, all coherent thought and utterance is buried in a torrential deluge of vituperation "for which no pen, much less a printing press have ever been found" (Menzel, op. cit., II, 352). His mastery in his chosen method of controversy remained unchallenged. His friends had "a feeling of sorrow. His scolding remained unanswered, but also unnoticed" (Ranke, op. cit., II, 121). Accompanying this last volcanic eruption, as a sort of illustrated commentary "that the common man, who is unable to read, may see and understand what he thought of the papacy" (Forstemann), were issued the nine celebrated caricatures of the pope by Lucas Cranach, with expository verses by Luther. These, "the coarsest drawings that the history of caricature of all times has ever produced" (Lange, "Der Papstesel", Gottingen, 1891,89), were so inexpressibly vile that a common impulse of decency demanded their summary suppression by his friends."[1]
Examples
- Abbildung des Papsttums, a series of nine caricatures by Cranach
- Das Munchkalb zu Freyberg [2]
- Passional Christi und Antichristi [3], woodcut of the pope selling indulgences.
See also
- Propaganda during the Reformation
- Anti-clericalism
- Anti-Catholicism
- Martin Luther and antisemitism
- Papism
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![[3]](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antichrist1.jpg){kind=link}