
The Correspondence of Erasmus
Letters 2635 to 2802, Volume 19
Desiderius Erasmus(Author)
University of Toronto Press
Published on 21. November 2019
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-1-4875-0458-8 (ISBN)
Description
This volume includes Erasmus' correspondence for the months April 1532 to April 1533, a period in which he feared a religious civil war in Germany. In his desire to move somewhere far enough from Germany to be safe and yet not so far that an old man could not undertake the journey, Erasmus eventually decided to accept the invitation from Mary of Hungary, regent of the Netherlands, to return to his native Brabant. In March 1533, the terms of Erasmus' return were settled and in July they were formally approved by the emperor. But by this time Erasmus' fragile health had already declined to the point that he could not undertake the journey, and he would never recover sufficiently to do so. The works published in the months covered by this volume include the eighth, much-enlarged edition of the Adagia, and the Explanatio symboli, the catechism that delighted Erasmus' followers but gave Martin Luther much ammunition for a brutal attack on him in his Epistola de Erasmo Roterodamo of 1534.
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)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
12 b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 262 mm
Width: 180 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
916 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4875-0458-8 (9781487504588)
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Persons
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.
Clarence H. Miller is an American Professor Emeritus of English at Saint Louis University.
James M. Estes is professor emeritus of history at Victoria College, University of Toronto.
Clarence H. Miller is an American Professor Emeritus of English at Saint Louis University.
James M. Estes is professor emeritus of history at Victoria College, University of Toronto.
Content
Illustrations
Preface
Map showing the principal places mentioned in volume 19
Letters 2635 to 2802
Table of Correspondents
Works Frequently Cited
Short-Title
Forms of Erasmus' Works
Corrigenda for Earlier Volumes
Index
Preface
Map showing the principal places mentioned in volume 19
Letters 2635 to 2802
Table of Correspondents
Works Frequently Cited
Short-Title
Forms of Erasmus' Works
Corrigenda for Earlier Volumes
Index