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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Abbreviations xiii
6. Introduction: The Roman Monster: Historical Context 1
7. Chapter 1: The Roman Monster of 1496 8
8. Chapter 2: The Roman Monster in the Kingdom of Bohemia 1498–1523 49
9. Chapter 3: The Papal Antichrist 72
10. Chapter 4: Philip Melanchthon’s The Pope-Ass Explained (1523) 103
11. Chapter 5: The Diffusion of the Roman Monster within the Discourse of the Reformation 159
12. Conclusion The Pope-Ass as a Trope of Antipapalism in Reformation Politics 217
13. Appendix: The Pope-Ass Explained (1523) by Philip Melanchthon 221
14. Bibliography 227
15. Index 244