Title
Six Essays on Erasmus : And a Translation of Erasmus' Letter to Carondelet, 1523. / John C. Olin.
ISBN
9780823296620
Published
New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2021]
Copyright
©1979
Language
English
Language Note
In English.
Description
1 online resource (125 p.)
Item Number
10.1515/9780823296620 doi
Summary
This volume comprises four previously published Erasmian studies and two new works. All are attempts at understanding Erasmus' aims, his influence, and his historical image. Professor Olin's earlier essays have generated enthusiastic responses form the community of Erasmian scholars, and this convenient gathering is bound to be a welcome collection. It also provides the first translation into English of the preface to Erasmus' edition of Hilary. A major statement of his position as a humanist and reformer, it is one of Erasmus' most important contributions. This translation in particular makes this volume a useful complement to Professor Olin's other Erasmian collection listed below.
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Frontmatter
Abbreviations
CONTENTS
Preface
1 Erasmus and Reform
2 The Pacifism of Erasmus
3 Erasmus and the Church Fathers
4 The Praise of Folly
5 Interpreting Erasmus
6 Erasmus and St. Ignatius Loyola
Appendix. Erasmus' Letter to Carondelet
Bibliographical Note
Index nominum