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 Andrew Melville and Humanism in Renaissance Scotland 1545-1622

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-xii)   (119K)
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    • Contents
    • Acknowledgements
    • A Melville Chronology
    • Abbreviations
  • Andrew Melville And The Melville Legend (1-34)   (206K)
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    • 1. The Melville Legend
    • 2. The Development Of The Legend
    • 3. Demythologizing The Legend
    • 4. Knox And Melville
    • 5. Buchanan And Melville
    • 6. Melville And Humanism
  • The Formative Years (1545–1563/4) (35-60)   (172K)
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    • 1. The Narrative History
    • 2. Childhood And Family
    • 3. Early Education
    • 4. The University Of St Andrews
    • 5. Conclusion
  • France: Paris And Poitiers (1563/4–1569) (61-100)   (240K)
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    • 1. The Collège Royal And University Of Paris
    • 2. Petrus Ramus
    • 3. George Buchanan
    • 4. Poitiers
    • 5. Conclusion
  • Switzerland: Geneva (1569–1574) (101-150)   (292K)
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    • 1. The Academy Of Geneva
    • 2. Melville’s Genevan Circle
    • 3. Joseph Justus Scaliger
    • 4. Theodore Beza
    • 5. Melville’s Departure
    • 6. Conclusion
  • Scotland: Glasgow (1574–1580) (151-190)   (239K)
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    • 1. Melville As Private Tutor
    • 2. The University Of Glasgow
    • 3. A Humanist In Service To The Kirk
    • 4. Fellow Humanists And Advocates Of Reform
    • 5. 1577 Nova Erectio
    • 6. Relocation To St Andrews
    • 7. Conclusion
  • Scotland: St Andrews (1580–1607) (191-250)   (341K)
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    • 1. The University Of St Andrews
    • 2. The Controversy Over Aristotle
    • 3. The Ecclesiastical Statesman
    • 4. Exile In England: London, Oxford, And Cambridge
    • 5. The Visit Of Du Bartas
    • 6. Melville’s Literary Circle
    • 7. Melville’s Poetry
    • 8. Conclusion
  • England And France: London And Sedan (1607–1622) (251-290)   (239K)
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    • 1. Prelude To Conflict
    • 2. James VI And The Tower Of London
    • 3. The Melvini Epistolae
    • 4. The University Of Sedan
    • 5. Arthur Johnston
    • 6. Conclusion
  • Andrew Melville And The Renaissance In Scotland (291-336)   (261K)
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    • 1. Melville The Humanist
    • 2. Melville The University Reformer
    • 3. Melville The Ecclesiastical Statesman
    • 4. Melville The Man
    • 5. Conclusion
  • Selected Bibliography (337-358)   (165K)
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    • Primary Literature
    • Secondary Literature
  • Index Of Melville’s Selected Works (359-360)   (55K)
  • General Index (361-375)   (117K)