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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780664203321

Autore

Augustijn Cornelis <1928-2008, >

Titolo

Erasmus : his life, works, and influence / / Cornelis Augustijn ; translated by J. C. Grayson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1995

©1991

ISBN

1-4426-5433-3

1-282-04537-7

9786612045370

1-4426-7457-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 p.)

Collana

Erasmus Studies

Disciplina

878/.0409

Soggetti

Authors, Latin (Medieval and modern) - Netherlands

Humanists - Netherlands

Scholars, Medieval - Netherlands

Biographies.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Biography

Electronic books.

Netherlands Intellectual life 16th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of: Erasmus von Rotterdam : leben, werk, wirkung.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Europe in 1500 -- Youth and student years -- Erasmus in the world of the humanists -- The Enchiridion -- The Praise of Folly -- Christian philosophy -- The Bible and the Fathers of the Church -- In the circle of the Biblical humanists -- The Luther question -- The dispute on the freedom of the will -- Between Scylla and Charybdis -- The Colloquies -- One society at stake -- Erasmus and his influence.

Sommario/riassunto

Erasmus: His Life, Works, and Influence is a comprehensive introduction to Erasmus's life, works, and thoughts. It integrates the best scholarship of the past twenty years and will appeal to undergraduates in all areas of cultural history as well as Erasmus



specialists.