Abstract

One of the most varied, profound, and engaging writers of the sixteenth century, Guillaume Postel has at last been given due recognition in this authoritative volume by Marion L. Kuntz. The study at hand, a largely biographical portrait, skillfully interwoven with a good measure of critical insight into Postel's thought, paves the way for the announced companion volume, described as a detailed examination of his philosophy and its application to his religious, social, and political views.