| The Correspondence of Erasmus: Letters 1926 to 2081, Volume 14 Contributor(s): Erasmus, Desiderius (Author), Estes, James M. (Editor), Fantazzi, Charles (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1442640448 ISBN-13: 9781442640443 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $206.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Letters - Literary Collections | European - General - History | Europe - Renaissance |
| Dewey: 876.04 |
| Series: Collected Works of Erasmus |
| Physical Information: 1.53" H x 7.15" W x 9.8" (2.48 lbs) 624 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The predominant theme of the letters of 1528 is Erasmus' controversies with a variety of critics and opponents. The publication in March of the dialogue Ciceronianus, for example, provoked a huge uproar in France because it included an ironic jest that was considered insulting to the great French humanist Guillaume Budé. More serious were the continuing efforts of conservative Catholics in France (Noël Béda), Italy (Alberto Pio), and Spain (members of the religious orders) to prove not only that Erasmus was a secret Lutheran but also that humanist scholarship was the source of the Lutheran heresy. In response to these charges Erasmus wrote letters and books in which he vigorously defended his orthodoxy and assiduously cultivated the support of his many admirers among the princes and prelates of Europe. The letters also record Erasmus' growing anxiety over the progress of the Reformation in Basel, which would cause him to leave the city in 1529; his diligent attention to his financial affairs, which had improved in recent years thanks to the assistance of the Antwerp banker, Erasmus Schets; and his progress on the great editions of Augustine and Seneca that would be published in 1529. Volume 14 of the Collected Works of Erasmus series. |
Contributor Bio(s): Erasmus, Desiderius: - Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466-1536), a Dutch humanist, Catholic priest, and scholar, was one of the most influential Renaissance figures. A professor of divinity and Greek, Erasmus wrote, taught, and travelled, meeting with Europe's foremost scholars. A prolific author, Erasmus wrote on both ecclesiastic and general human interest subjects. Fantazzi, Charles: - Charles E. Fantazzi is Thomas Harriot Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus of Classics and Great Books at East Carolina University. Estes, James M.: - James M. Estes is Professor Emeritus of History at Victoria College, University of Toronto. |