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The Essential Erasmus

Includes the Full Text of The Praise of Folly

Part of Essentials

Author Desiderius Erasmus
Introduction by John P. Dolan
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$24.00 US
Penguin Adult HC/TR | Plume
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

Author

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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