LEADER 03832nam 2200565 450 001 9910456313603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786611997342 010 $a1-281-99734-X 010 $a1-4426-7456-3 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442674561 035 $a(CKB)2430000000001690 035 $a(EBL)3255218 035 $a(CaBNvSL)thg00600863 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3255218 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4671482 035 $a(DE-B1597)464446 035 $a(OCoLC)946712677 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442674561 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4671482 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11257192 035 $a(OCoLC)958513619 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000001690 100 $a20160922h19961996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aErasmus on women /$fedited by Erika Rummel 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d1996. 210 4$dİ1996 215 $a1 online resource (260 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8020-7808-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAbbreviations -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. UNMARRIED WOMEN -- $t2. WIVES -- $t3. WIDOWS -- $tChronology of Erasmus' Life -- $tFurther Reading -- $tIndex 330 $aIn his writings Erasmus was more interested in arguing than in settling a case. However the equivocation we find in his writings is more than a literary game or a technical expedient. It is the corollary of his scepticism. One can hardly expect unequivocal statements on complex issues such as the role of women in society from a man who holds that `human affairs take so many shapes that definite answers cannot be provided for them all.' But as Erika Rummel demonstrates, the difficulties of interpreting Erasmus' texts do not invalidate their use as sources of social history; they only prevent us from ascribing the views expressed specifically to Erasmus. What emerges from the text is a composite picture of women's role in society, reflecting a spectrum of views held in Erasmus' time rather than a coherent set of views advocated by him personally.Erasmus on Women offers selections from Erasmus' manuals on marriage and widowhood, his rhetorical treatises, and the Colloquies. The texts deal with the courtship, marriage, child-rearing, and widowhood. Selections treating particular topics, such as prostitution, scholarship, and activism, are placed within the context in which they are discussed by Erasmus.Erasmus' dialogues present a lively cast of virgins and mothers, housewives and harlots, shrews and activists. The fifteen texts and excerpts offered here represent a mixture of traditional and progressive thought. Along the traditional lines, he commends women for their role as caregivers and for their service to God and society. In contrast, he holds progressive views (by the standards of his time) on the education of women and breaks with tradition by challenging the idea that celibacy is superior to the married state.Erasmus' views were radical for his time and frequently involved him in controversy. Lavishly praised by some, his writings were bitterly denounced by others. Yet the wide dissemination of his writings makes him an important commentator and influence on the social thought of the sixteenth century. 606 $aWoman (Philosophy) 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWoman (Philosophy) 676 $a305.4 702 $aRummel$b Erika$f1942- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456313603321 996 $aErasmus on women$92482812 997 $aUNINA