Collected Works of Erasmus
Adages: I Vi 1 to I X 100, Volume 32
Will be published approx. on 1. March 1989
Book
Hardback
412 pages
978-0-8020-2412-1 (ISBN)
Description
'A knowledge of proverbs contributes to a number of things,' wrote Erasmus in his Introduction to the Adages, 'but to four especially: philosophy, persuasiveness, grace and charm in speaking, and the understanding of the best authors...' This volume contains the second 500 of the more than 4000 adages gathered and commented on by Erasmus, sometimes in a few lines and sometimes in full-scale essays. The notes identify the classical sources and indicate how Erasmus' reading and thinking developed over the quarter-century spanned by the eight revisions of the original work. Many of the proverbs cited by Erasmus are still in our common stock of speech.
Volume 32 of the Collected Works of Erasmus series.
Volume 32 of the Collected Works of Erasmus series.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 180 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
964 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8020-2412-1 (9780802024121)
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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.
R.A.B. Mynors is Corpus Christi Professor of Latin, Oxford University.
R.A.B. Mynors is Corpus Christi Professor of Latin, Oxford University.