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    The Essential Erasmus

    Includes the Full Text of The Praise of Folly

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    Author Desiderius Erasmus
    Introduction by John P. Dolan
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    On sale May 01, 1964 | 400 Pages | 9780452009721
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    In his own day a center of controversy, in the four hundred years since his death known too often solely as an apostle of mockery and irreverence, Erasmus can be seen today in a new light—as a humanist whose concen is at once contemporary and Christian.

    The Essential Erasmus is the first single volume in English to show the full spectrum of this Renaissance man's thought, which is no less profound because it is expressed with the grace, wit, and ironic detachment only a great writer can achieve.

    Contains the full text of In Praise of Folly

    Introduction

    The Life of Erasmus

    The Handbook of the Militant Christian

    The Praise of Folly

    The Complaint of Peace

    An Inquiry Concerning Faith

    Concerning the Immense Mercy of God

    Concerning the Eating of Fish

    On Mending the Peace of the Church

    Suggestions for Further Reading

    Index

    Desiderius Erasmus (1469–1536) was the greatest scholar of the northern Renaissance, the first editor of the New Testament, and an important figure in classical literature. He helped lay the groundwork for the historical-critical study of the past, and his educational writings contributed to the replacement of the older scholastic curriculum by the new humanist emphasis on the classics. By criticizing ecclesiastical abuses, he encouraged the growing urge for reform, and his independent stance in an age of fierce controversy made him a target of suspicion for loyal partisans on both sides and a beacon for those who valued liberty over orthodoxy. Praise of Folly is one of his best-known works. View titles by Desiderius Erasmus

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    In his own day a center of controversy, in the four hundred years since his death known too often solely as an apostle of mockery and irreverence, Erasmus can be seen today in a new light—as a humanist whose concen is at once contemporary and Christian.

    The Essential Erasmus is the first single volume in English to show the full spectrum of this Renaissance man's thought, which is no less profound because it is expressed with the grace, wit, and ironic detachment only a great writer can achieve.

    Contains the full text of In Praise of Folly

    Table of Contents

    Introduction

    The Life of Erasmus

    The Handbook of the Militant Christian

    The Praise of Folly

    The Complaint of Peace

    An Inquiry Concerning Faith

    Concerning the Immense Mercy of God

    Concerning the Eating of Fish

    On Mending the Peace of the Church

    Suggestions for Further Reading

    Index

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    Desiderius Erasmus (1469–1536) was the greatest scholar of the northern Renaissance, the first editor of the New Testament, and an important figure in classical literature. He helped lay the groundwork for the historical-critical study of the past, and his educational writings contributed to the replacement of the older scholastic curriculum by the new humanist emphasis on the classics. By criticizing ecclesiastical abuses, he encouraged the growing urge for reform, and his independent stance in an age of fierce controversy made him a target of suspicion for loyal partisans on both sides and a beacon for those who valued liberty over orthodoxy. Praise of Folly is one of his best-known works. View titles by Desiderius Erasmus

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