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Résumé
Desiderius Erasmus (ca. 1466 - 1536), the illegitimate child of a Rotterdam priest and a physician's daughter, grew up to become the greatest figure in the northern Renaissance and one of the most celebrated men in Europe--a scholar of such vast learning, sacred and secular, that both royalty and universities petitioned for his services. In this painstakingly researched and well-written biography, a noted scholar traces the life and works of Erasmus from the depths of monastic obscurity to his prominent role as one of the leading humanists of the day, and a central figure of the Reformation. We learn of Erasmus's childhood and early youth, his years as an itinerant scholar, his sojourns in France, England, Switzerland, and Italy, his close friendship with Sir Thomas More, and his theological disputations with Martin Luther. The author provides in-depth analysis of Erasmus' mind and character, and perceptive discussions of his writings, including the 1509 Lucianic satire In Praise of Folly (in the Latin, Encomin moriae, a punning allusion to More, with whom Erasmus was staying when he wrote it), which turned out to be one of his most popular and enduring works. Huizinga also discusses Erasmus' extremely influential (though controversial) translation of the New Testament from Greek into elegant Latin, which provided theologians with a much more accurate text than had previously been available. A thinker of timeless relevance, Erasmus, through his writings, exercised enormous influence on subsequent Western thought and culture. This edition of Johan Huizinga's classic biography is sure to appeal to students, scholars, and general readers.
Détails de l'édition
- ISBN-13
- 9781608999507
- ISBN-10
- 1608999505
- EAN
- 9781608999507
- Éditeur
- Wipf and Stock (Eugene (Or.))
- Date de publication
- 1 octobre 2010
- Langue
- en
- Pages
- 209
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
Provenance des données
- dimensions BnF Catalogue général · 23 juillet 2026
- language Google Books · 21 septembre 2026
- page_count Google Books · 21 septembre 2026
- publication_date Google Books · 21 septembre 2026
- summary Google Books · 21 septembre 2026
- title Open Library · 31 juillet 2026