ADAGES I vi 1 to I x 100 [Collected Works of Erasmus, Volume 32]
Language: English
Published by University of Toronto Press, 1989
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[12], 3-412pp. Large 8vo, sewn binding in orange cloth. Pen markings to a handful of pages in the introduction and index, entirely clean and sharp otherwise with crisp pages and sound binding; DJ with a few short tears.
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- Title
- ADAGES I vi 1 to I x 100 [Collected Works of Erasmus, Volume 32]
- Author
- Erasmus, Desiderius; R. A. B. Mynors trans + annotations
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Publication year
- 1989
- Condition
- VERY GOOD
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0802024122
- ISBN 13
- 9780802024121
- Item weight
- 65 ounces
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- Classics
‘A knowledge of proverbs contributes to a number of things,’ wrote Erasmus in his Introduction to the Adages, ‘but to four especially: philosophy, persuasiveness, grace and charm in speaking, and the understanding of the best authors…’ This volume contains the second 500 of the more than 4000 adages gathered and commented on by Erasmus, sometimes in a few lines and sometimes in full-scale essays. The notes identify the classical sources and indicate how Erasmus’ reading and thinking developed over the quarter-century spanned by the eight revisions of the original work. Many of the proverbs cited by Erasmus are still in our common stock of speech.
Volume 32 of the Collected Works of Erasmus series.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
R.A.B. Mynors is Corpus Christi Professor of Latin, Oxford University.
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