Mutianus Rufus

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Mutianus Rufus

(real name, Conrad Muth). Born Oct. 15, 1471, in Homberg, near the city of Fritzlar; died Mar. 30, 1526, in Gotha. German humanist. A canon in the city of Gotha.

Mutianus Rufus led the Erfurt circle of humanists, which issued the Letters of the Obscurantists (Epistolae obscurorum virorum). His criticism of scholasticism, church ceremonies, and the ignorance and vices of the Catholic clergy helped pave the way for the Reformation. Mutianus Rufus, however, did not embrace the Reformation and considered the Peasant War of 1524–26 to be merely a riot.

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No references found			Mutianus Rufus, the outstanding intellectual from Gotha, Eobanus Hessus, probably the best German Neo-Latin poet, and Erasmus of Rotterdam, the quintessential Renaissance intellectual, were never offered the poet's crown, and at least Mutianus and Erasmus would have refused it with indignation--a clear sign of the debased status of this imperial gesture. Triumph des Dichters: Gekronte Intellektuelle im 16. Jahrhundert by Bernstein, Eckhard / Renaissance Quarterly Her discussion here looks at, among others, Erasmus, Mutianus Rufus, Maarten van Dorp, Beatus Rhenanus, Willibald Pirckheimer, Urbanus Rhegius, and Wolfgang Capito. The Confessionalization of Humanism in Reformation Germany. (Reviews) by Hayden-Roy, Patrick / Renaissance Quarterly			Mutanabbi, Al- Mutanchiang Mutankiang Mutant Mutare Mutarotation Mutase Mutation mutation fixation mutation hot spot Mutation Pressure Mutation Testing Mutation Theory Mutation, Somatic Mutationism mutator phenotype Mutazilites Mute Mute Swan Muteness Mutesa I mutex muthmannite muti Muti, Riccardo Mutianus Rufus Mutilation Mutillidae Mutina War muting circuit muting switch mutiny Mutiny on the Bounty Mutis, José Celestino Mutism Muton Mutran, Khalil Mutsu Mutsuhito mutt Mutter mutter machine mutton mutton bird Muttra Mutual Admiration Society mutual admittance mutual assured destruction Mutual Benefit Fund mutual branch Mutual Broadcasting System MBS			muter muter mutes mutes mutes mutes mutes Mutesa I Mutesa I of Buganda Mutessarif Mutessarifat mutest mutest mutest mutest Mutex Mutex Mutex lock MUTEXE MUTF Muth Mirror Systems Muthi Muthi Muthi muthmannite Muti Muti Muti Muti Muti, Riccardo Mutianus Rufus Mutiara Goodyear Development Berhad Mutic muticous Muticultural Community Services Center MUTIEG mutilare mutilare mutilate mutilate mutilate mutilate mutilate mutilated mutilated mutilated mutilated Mutilated gear Mutilated Securities Mutilated security mutilates mutilates mutilating mutilating mutilating arthritis mutilating keratoderma mutilating surgery mutilation mutilation mutilation mutilation

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