Six essays on Erasmus and a translation of Erasmus' letter to Carondelet, 1523
By: John C. Olin.
Contributors: Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Published: 1979
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 125
Subjects: Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536
Description: This volume comprises four previously published Erasmian studies and two new works. All are attempts at understanding Erasmus' aims, his influence, and his historical image. Professor Olin's earlier essays have generated enthusiastic responses form the community of Erasmian scholars, and this convenient gathering is bound to be a welcome collection. It also provides the first translation into English of the preface to Erasmus' edition of Hilary. A major statement of his position as a humanist and reformer, it is one of Erasmus' most important contributions. This translation in particular makes this volume a useful complement to Professor Olin's other Erasmian collection listed below.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [121]-122.
Includes index.