{"product_id":"the-commentaries-of-pope-pius-emily-obrien-9781442647633","title":"The 'Commentaries' of Pope Pius II (1458-1464) and the Crisis of the Fifteenth-Century Papacy","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten in the mid-fifteenth century, Pope Pius II's \u003cem\u003eCommentaries\u003c\/em\u003e are the only known autobiography of a reigning pontiff and a fundamental text in the history of Renaissance humanism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Emily O'Brien positions Pius' expansive autobiographical text within that century's contentious debate over ecclesiastical sovereignty. Presenting the \u003cem\u003eCommentaries\u003c\/em\u003e as Pius' response to the crisis of authority, legitimacy, and relevance that was engulfing the Renaissance papacy, she shows how the \u003cem\u003eCommentaries\u003c\/em\u003e function as both an aggressive assault on the papal monarchy's chief opponents and a systematic defense of Pius's own troubled pontificate and his pre-papal career. Illustrating how the language, imagery, and ideals of secular power inform Pius' apologetic self-portrait, \u003cem\u003eThe Commentaries of Pope Pius II (1458-1464) and the Crisis of the Fifteenth-Century Papacy\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates the role that Pius and his writings played in the evolution of the Renaissance papacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emily O'Brien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442647639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442647633\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.30d","brand":"Emily O'Brien","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072965538047,"sku":"9781442647633","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_54e72125-f4ad-4940-baf5-09c58c8a6c3e.jpg?v=1685444996","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-commentaries-of-pope-pius-emily-obrien-9781442647633","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}