Judas der Erzschelm fur Ehrliche Leut' de Abraham a St. Clara - 1835: oder eigentlicher Entwurf und Lebensbeschreibung des Iscariotischen Böswicht

Judas der Erzschelm fur Ehrliche Leut' oder eigentlicher Entwurf und Lebensbeschreibung des Iscariotischen Böswicht; Sammtliche Werke von P. Abraham a St. Clara, Fünfter Band; (Judas the Traitor (Arch Rogue/Knave) for Honest People or, actual Sketch and Biography of the Iscariotic VillainVolume 5 from the Complete Works of Abraham a Sancta Clara); Published by Friedrich Winkler, Passau, 1835; Hardcover. Decorative Leather Spine. Marbled Boards. German Text. 439 Pages. Dimensions: 6-3/4-inches x 4-1/2-inches x 1-1/4-inches ---- Good Antiquarian Condition. The book is clean, secure and tight binding, boards attached but fragile, unmarked inner pages, no writing, no highlighting, no page folds, no crease marks. Visible wear due to age including some page spots and foxing to the inner pages (heavy at times), rubbed edges and corners, general surface wear, some mild edge chips . Please review pictures for greater detail.
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Abraham a Sancta Clara (1644 – 1709) was born at Kreenheinstetten, near Messkirch. His lay name was Johann Ulrich Megerle. He has been described as "a very eccentric but popular Augustinian monk". In 1662 Abraham a Sancta Clara joined the Catholic religious order of Discalced Augustinians, and assumed the religious name by which he is known. In this order he rose step by step until he became prior provincialis and definitor of his province. Having early gained a great reputation for pulpit eloquence, he was appointed imperial court preacher at Vienna in 1669. The people flocked to hear him, attracted by the force and homeliness of his language, the grotesqueness of his humour, and the impartial severity with which he lashed the follies of all classes of society and of the court in particular. In general he spoke as a man of the people, the predominating quality of his style being an overflowing and often coarse wit. There are, however, many passages in his sermons in which he rises to loftier thought and uses more dignified language. In his published writings he displayed many of the same qualities as in the pulpit. Perhaps the most favorable specimen of his style is his didactic novel entitled Judas der Erzschelm (4 vols., Salzburg, 1686–1695). His works have been several times reproduced in whole or in part, though with many spurious interpolations. The best edition is that published in 21 vols. at Passau (1835–1854). Abraham a Sancta Clara died in Vienna.