The Correspondence of Erasmus - Letters 298 to 445, Volume 3

There are one hundred and fifty–one letters from this period, more than survive from the whole of the first forty years of his life. They range in character from hasty personal notes to extended formal treatises, and they appear with remarkable regularity.

About the author

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.

Summary

There are one hundred and fifty-one letters from this period, more than survive from the whole of the first forty years of his life. They range in character from hasty personal notes to extended formal treatises, and they appear with remarkable regularity.

Product details

• Authors: Desiderius Erasmus
• Assisted by: W. K. Ferguson (Translation), Wallace K. Ferguson (Translation), R A B Mynors (Translation), R. A. B. Mynors (Translation), R.A.B. Mynors (Translation), Sir R. A. B. Mynors (Translation), D F S Thomson (Translation), D. F. S. Thomson (Translation), D.F.S. Thomson (Translation)
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.1976
• EAN: 9780802022028
• ISBN: 978-0-8020-2202-8
• No. of pages: 277
• Dimensions: 183 mm x 259 mm x 40 mm
• Weight: 1152 g
• Series: Collected Works of Erasmus; Correspondence of Erasmus; Collected Works of Erasmus
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous