From the author of the acclaimed biography Martin Luther: Renegade
and Prophet, new perspectives on how Luther and others crafted his
larger-than-life image Martin Luther was a controversial figure
during his lifetime, eliciting strong emotions in friends and
enemies alike, and his outsized persona has left an indelible mark
on the world today. Living I Was Your Plague explores how Luther
carefully crafted his own image and how he has been portrayed in
his own times and ours, painting a unique portrait of the man who
set in motion a revolution that sundered Western Christendom.
Renowned Luther biographer Lyndal Roper examines how the painter
Lucas Cranach produced images that made the reformer an instantly
recognizable character whose biography became part of Lutheran
devotional culture. She reveals what Luther's dreams have to say
about his relationships and discusses how his masculinity was on
the line in his devastatingly crude and often funny polemical
attacks. Roper shows how Luther's hostility to the papacy was
unshaken to the day he died, how his deep-rooted anti-Semitism
infused his theology, and how his memorialization has given rise to
a remarkable flood of kitsch, from "Here I Stand" socks to
Playmobil Luther. Lavishly illustrated, Living I Was Your Plague is
a splendid work of cultural history that sheds new light on the
complex and enduring legacy of Luther and his image.
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