A companion to Erasmus / edited by Eric MacPhail.
| Other author | MacPhail, Eric, editor. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023] |
| Copyright Date | ©2023 |
| Description | 1 online resource (x, 362 pages) : illustrations. |
| Supplemental Content | Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Series | The Renaissance Society of America : text and study series ; volume 20 Renaissance Society of America texts and studies series ; v. 20. ^A1257072 |
| Contents | A life of learning : Erasmus' literary & educational writings / Brian Cummings -- Erasmus and the Church fathers / Mark Vessey -- Erasmus and the philosophers / Anita Traninger -- Erasmus and Biblical scholarship / Jan Bloemendal -- Erasmus and Luther : free will and tradition / Greta Kroeker -- Proverbial wisdom : the Adagiorum Chiliades / Robert Kilpatrick -- The correspondence of Erasmus / Christine Bénévent -- Print and humanism : portrait of Erasmus as a paper oracle / Alexandre Vanautgaerden -- Erasmus in the history of religious tolerance / Eric MacPhail -- Erasmus and the other / Terence J. Martin -- Erasmus in translation (16th-17th Centuries) / Paul J. Smith. |
| Abstract | "The new Companion to Erasmus in the Renaissance Society of America's Texts and Studies Series draws on the insights of an international team of distinguished experts whose contributions are arrayed in eleven chapters followed by a detailed chronological catalogue of Erasmus' works and an up-to-date bibliography of secondary sources. The ambition of this companion is to illuminate every aspect of Erasmus' life, work, and legacy while providing an expert synthesis of the most inspiring research in the field. This volume will be of invaluable assistance to students and teachers working in any of the numerous disciplines to which Erasmus devoted his tireless efforts, including philosophy, religion, history, rhetoric, education, and the history of the book"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 21, 2023). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Companion to Erasmus Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023] 9789004358447 |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2022056991 |
| ISBN | 9004539689 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9789004539686 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | hardcover |
| ISBN | hardcover |
| Standard identifier# | 18199481 |