Literature--Dante--Printing--Reuchlin--His Struggle with the Dominicans, 71 CHAP. VIII. Erasmus--His Genius--His 'Praise of Folly'--His Greek Testament-- His Influence--His Failings, 82 CHAP. IX. The Nobles--Hütten--'Letters of some Obscure Men'--Seckingen-- Cronberg--Hans Sachs--General Fermentation, 94 BOOK II. YOUTH, CONVERSION, AND FIRST LABOURS, OF LUTHER. CHAP. I. Luther--His Parentage--The Paternal Roof--Strict Discipline-- School--The Shunammite--His Studies--University, 103 CHAP. II. Scholasticism and the Classics--Luther's Piety--His Discovery of a Bible--His Sickness--The Thunderstorm--His Entrance into a Convent, 112 CHAP. III. His Father's Anger--Servile Employments--His Studies--The Bible--Hebrew and Greek--His Agony during Mass--Faints, 118 CHAP. IV. Staupitz--His Piety--His Visitation--His Conversation--Presents Luther with a Bible--The Old Monk--Luther's Consecration-- His Call to Wittemberg, 126 CHAP. V. The University of Wittemberg--Luther's First Employment-- Biblical Lectures--Preaching at Wittemberg--The Old Chapel, 136 CHAP. VI. Luther's Journey to Rome--A Convent on the Po--Luther's Behaviour at Rome--Corruption of the Romish Clergy-- Prevailing Immorality--Pilate's Staircase, 140 CHAP. VII. Doctor's Degree--Carlstadt--Luther's Oath--First Views of Reformation--The Schoolmen--Spalatin, 149 CHAP. VIII. 'Popular Declamations'--Moral Purity of Luther--Mysticism-- Spenlein--Justification by Faith--Necessity of Works, 156 CHAP. IX. First Theses--Visit to the Convents--Dresden--Erfurt--Tornator Peace and the Cross--Labours--The Plague, 163 CHAP. X. Luther and the Elector--Duke George--Luther at Court--Dinner Emser's Supper, 167 CHAP. XI. Theses--Human Nature--Rationalism--Eck--Urban Regius--Luther's Modesty, 172 Book III. THE INDULGENCES AND THESES. CHAP. I. Cortège--Tezel--His Discourse--Sale of Indulgences--Public Penance--Letter of Indulgence--Feasting and Debauchery, 180 CHAP. II. The Soul in the Burying-Ground--Shoemaker of Hagenau--Myconius-- Stratagem--Miner of Schneeberg, 187 CHAP. III. Leo X--His Necessities--Albert--His Character--Franciscans and Dominicans, 193 CHAP. IV.