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The Medieval Church · 1416
Letter on the Death of Jerome of Prague
Poggio Bracciolini · 1380–1459
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What it is
A humanist at Constance describes, with reluctant admiration, the eloquence and composure of a heretic he watched defend himself and then burn.
Why it lasted
A remarkable document of ambivalence: an orthodox observer unable to stop comparing a condemned man to Socrates.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
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