Fallen Order Intrigue, Heresy, and Scandal in the Rome of Galileo and Caravaggio

by Liebreich, Karen

• ISBN13: 9780802117847
• ISBN10: 0802117848
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-08-02
• Publisher: Grove Press

Summary

The Piarist Order of priests has for hundreds of years been known for its history of important contributions to education, science, and culture.

Author Biography

Karen Liebreich has a doctorate in history from Cambridge University and a research diploma from the European University Institute in Florence. She has worked as cultural assistant for the French Institute in London, and has been a television documentary researcher and producer for the BBC and the History Channel.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
List of Illustrations	ix
A Note on Coinage and Time	xi
Dramatis Personae	xiii
Preface: 'Of great seriousness and commitment'	xxi
1 'A patchwork city of strangers'	1	(14)
2 'Little beasts or untrained animals'	15	(13)
3 'If I had 10,000 priests now'	28	(19)
4 'A touch on his breeches'	47	(9)
5 'Be very careful in your dealings with the pupils'	56	(7)
6 'The worst vice'	63	(18)
7 'Prayer and penitence have been cast aside'	81	(14)
8 'This is really going to be a troublesome affair'	95	(17)
9 'How can the Holy Spirit be in such a house?'	112	(9)
10 'See that this business does not become public'	121	(13)
11 'Touching the shameless parts is not a sin'	134	(7)
12 'lust a case of brotherly persecution'	141	(11)
13 'Galileo is the most important man in the world'	152	(6)
14 'A sublime nothingness'	158	(7)
15 'You are prisoners of the Inquisition'	165	(10)
16 'A brief is to be prepared. But secretly'	175	(8)
17 'Do you know anything scandalous about your superiors?'	183	(23)
18 'Unworthy of such a position'	206	(9)
19 'Messing around with boys'	215	(18)
20 'We are in a most confused silence'	233	(23)
21 'I only wish that the knowledge that we have today had been available to us earlier'	256	(15)
Notes	271	(34)
A Note on the Sources	305	(2)
Bibliography	307	(12)
Index	319