
The Correspondence of Erasmus
Letters 2472 to 2634, Volume 18
Desiderius Erasmus(Author)
University of Toronto Press
Published on 2. May 2018
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Hardback
448 pages
978-1-4875-0199-0 (ISBN)
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Volume 18 in the Collected Works of Erasmus series covers the period from 1 April 1531 to 30 March 1532. The most persistent theme in the letters is the fear, to which Erasmus had long been prey, that the religious strife in Germany and Switzerland would eventually lead to armed conflict.
His Catholic and Evangelical critics continued to annoy him. In June 1531 Erasmus published his final apologia against Alberto Pio, who had accused him of being the source of the Lutheran heresy. Though Erasmus' public controversy with the Strasbourg theologians had come to an end in 1530, he wrote a long letter to Martin Bucer emphasizing his doctrinal differences with the Strasbourgers and his low estimate of their moral character. Erasmus' financial affairs also figure prominently in the letters between him and his friend, the banker Erasmus Schets. The letters between them are testimony to his impatience with people who owed him money, his frequent inability to understand the details of his own finances, and his quickness to assume that people he trusted were cheating him.
Volume 18 of the Collected Works of Erasmus series
His Catholic and Evangelical critics continued to annoy him. In June 1531 Erasmus published his final apologia against Alberto Pio, who had accused him of being the source of the Lutheran heresy. Though Erasmus' public controversy with the Strasbourg theologians had come to an end in 1530, he wrote a long letter to Martin Bucer emphasizing his doctrinal differences with the Strasbourgers and his low estimate of their moral character. Erasmus' financial affairs also figure prominently in the letters between him and his friend, the banker Erasmus Schets. The letters between them are testimony to his impatience with people who owed him money, his frequent inability to understand the details of his own finances, and his quickness to assume that people he trusted were cheating him.
Volume 18 of the Collected Works of Erasmus series
Reviews / Votes
"Erasmus, master of scholars, is well served by the CWE. James M. Estes brings the Allens' edition up to date. He adds a letter unknown to the Allens (Ep. 2563A), redates five letters (and explains why), and repairs an omission in Ep. 2688. For both CWE 18 and 19 Estes provides concise introductions that put the letters in historical context-the Diet of Augsburg, the Siege of Vienna, war between Swiss cantons-and within Erasmus' much larger output of new writings and new editions."- Willis Goth Regier, University of Illinois (Erasmus Studies) "This work of superb scholarship makes a series that is already great even better."
- Andre A. Gazal, Montana Bible College (Sixteenth Century Journal)
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Height: 246 mm
Width: 178 mm
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978-1-4875-0199-0 (9781487501990)
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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.
Charles E. Fantazzi is the Thomas Harriot Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus of Classics and Great Books at East Carolina University.
James M. Estes is professor emeritus of history at Victoria College, University of Toronto.
Charles E. Fantazzi is the Thomas Harriot Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus of Classics and Great Books at East Carolina University.
James M. Estes is professor emeritus of history at Victoria College, University of Toronto.