The Humanist Ulrich von Hutten: A Reappraisal of his Humor

Author/Contributor(s):	Best, Thomas W
Publisher:	University of North Carolina Press
Date:	05/01/2020
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Ulrich von Hutten (1488-1523), Renaissance-Reformation publisher and ardent champion of German nationalism, has previously been characterized as a bitter and vehement political satirist. From this concise, critical survey of his comic writing a more balanced, congenial image of Hutten emerges.