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The short chronicle : a Poor Clare's account of the reformation of Geneva

Jeanne de Jussie (1503?61) experienced the Protestant Reformation from within the walls of the Convent of Saint Clare in Geneva. In her impassioned and engaging Short Chronicle, she offers a singular account of the Reformation, reporting not only on the larger clashes between Protestants and Catholics but also on events in her convent?devious city councilmen who lied to trusting nuns, lecherous soldiers who tried to kiss them, and iconoclastic intruders who smashed statues and burned paintings. Throughout her tale, Jussie highlights women?s roles on both sides of the conflict, from the Reforme
eBook, English, 2006
University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2006
Electronic books
1 online resource (xxix, 214 pages) : illustrations
9780226417073, 9781283976084, 0226417077, 1283976080
189547124
Acknowledgments; Series Editors' Introduction; Volume Editor's Introduction; Volume Editor's Bibliography; Note on Translation; The Short Chronicle; Series Editors' Bibliography; Index
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010
Translated from the French