Correspondence and Unpublished Papers of Robert Persons, SJ. Volume 2: 1588?1597

Hardback, 936 pages, Size:152 x 229 mm, Language: English. ISBN 9780888442352. Summary This book is the second volume of a projected 3-volume edition which aims to contribute to our understanding of Robert Persons's significance as a controversial figure in early modern European history. It includes documents and letters by Persons, as well as letters to Persons, notably from the superior general of the Society of Jesus, Claudio Acquaviva. Letters in Latin, Italian and Spanish are presented both in the original language and spelling and with English translation, and letters in English in original spelling. The correspondence in this volume covers Persons's eight-year sojourn in Spain following the failure of the Spanish armada of 1588, the repercussions of the death of William Cardinal Allen, and Persons's return to Rome in 1597 to deal with disaffected students at the English College. TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Abbreviations and Sigla Maps Using This Edition Introduction The Memorialistas The Seminaries: Valladolid, Seville, and St Omers The Opposition in Flanders The English College, Rome The English Mission The International Scene Controversy and Publicity The Correspondence Network Archival Sources Dramatis Personae Valladolid, 1588-1592 Seville, November 1592-October 1594 After Allen, 1594-1596 Rome, 1597 Appendix A: Memorials and Memoranda, 1597 Appendix B: List of Rectors of the English Colleges Appendix C: Cardinal Protectors of the English College, Rome Appendix D: Provincial Superiors of the Society of Jesus Index of Persons Index of Places and Subjects