What New Learning is This?: Examining William Turner and his Comparison Betweene the Olde Learnynge and the Newe

William Turner remains an understudied figure of Reformation scholarship. He was a dedicated doctor, scientist, and Lutheran reformer. This thesis examines Turner and his place in the history of ideas. It looks closely at his three editions of A Comparison Betweene the Olde Learnynge and the Newe (1537, 1538, 1548) and explores how these texts fit into the history of ideas and reflect the larger religious debate occurring in England in the 16th century. It also explores Turner's connection to the German reformer Urbanus Rhegius. I argue the connection between these two men and their writings function as a microcosm of the Reformation.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English

Department dc:contributor.department

English

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2007

Author dc:creator

• Lee, Joshua Seth

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Colaianne, Anthony J.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Rude, Donald
• Oehlschlaeger, Fritz H.
• Eska, Joseph F.

• William Turner
• Lollards
• English reformation
• history of ideas
• Rhegius, Urbanus, 1489-1541
• old learning
• new learning
• reformers

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Dc Identifier Other

etd-04262007-095154

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/42247