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History of the Famous Preacher Friar Gerundio of Campazas, alias Zotes
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History of the Famous Preacher Friar Gerundio of Campazas, alias Zotes

work by Isla
Also known as: “Historia del famoso predicador Fray Gerundio de Campazas, alias Zotes”(Show More)
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  • José Francisco de Isla

    …de Campazas, alias Zotes (1758; History of the Famous Preacher Friar Gerundio of Campazas, alias Zotes). This work is a brilliant satire on the vain and tastelessly bombastic preaching that predominated in Spanish churches. The book provoked a controversy that ended with its being banned by the Inquisition in 1760.…

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    …de Campazas, alias Zotes (1758; History of the Famous Preacher Friar Gerundio of Campazas, alias Zotes). This work is a brilliant satire on the vain and tastelessly bombastic preaching that predominated in Spanish churches. The book provoked a controversy that ended with its being banned by the Inquisition in 1760.…

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