The Renaissance conscience / edited by Harald E. Braun and Edward Vallance. [electronic resource] Braun, Harald (Harald Ernst) Vallance, Edward, 1975- Conscience England History. Conscience Spain History. Conscience Latin America History. Renaissance England. Renaissance Spain. Renaissance Latin America. Civilization, Modern Moral and ethical aspects. BJ1471 .R46 2011 171/.609024 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. "The Renaissance Conscience presents one of the first modern studies to explore the variety of ways in which people during the Renaissance conversed with - and let themselves be guided by - their conscience. Through the careful examination of a wide range of extant sources including theological manuals, legal treatises, letters, and literary and autobiographical texts, the authors illustrate how individuals in England and the Hispanic world during the period of the Renaissance sought to reconcile their private and public selves, and thus establish and protect their identity. Individual essays demonstrate the significance, diversity, and fluidity of notions of conscience in the early modern world. These thought-provoking case studies also reveal how authority figures and commoners from two distinct cultural spheres struggled with similar issues and did so with explicit reference to shared scholastic and humanist traditions - often with similar outcomes. The Renaissance Conscience sheds important new light on the ways in which medieval and Renaissance discourses on conscience impacted upon early modern life and anticipated contemporary notions of moral autonomy"-- Provided by publisher. Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444396805 eng Renaissance studies special issues ; 3 Renaissance conscience. Renaissance conscience. England. fast (OCoLC)fst01219920 Latin America. fast (OCoLC)fst01245945 Spain. fast (OCoLC)fst01204303 England Spain Latin America England. Spain. Latin America.