The Essential Erasmus

Erasmus

ISBN 10: 9994311603 / ISBN 13: 9789994311606

Published by New American Library: Mentor-Omega, New York, NY, 1964

About this Item

Very Good+ to Near Fine: shows a price neatly blocked out with ink at the upper corner of the front panel; the mildest rubbing and a hint of consequent soiling to the white background areas of the panels; a very fine crease near the upper corner of the front panel; the expected light tanning to the text pages; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7 x 4.25 x 0.85 inches) . Front cover portrait of Erasmus. Selected and Newly Translated, Edited and with an Introduction by John P. Dolan. Contains a full text of 'The Praise of Folly'. Language: English. Weight: 7.6 ounces. All edges tinted yellow. 451-MW1358. Mass Market Paperback. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 397 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Essential Erasmus
• Publisher: New American Library: Mentor-Omega, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1964
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9994311603
• ISBN 13: 9789994311606
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition; Fifth Printing.
• Condition: Very Good+

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Synopsis

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.

About the 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.

John P. Dolan was a professor of European history at the Graduate School of the University of Notre Dame. Born in Waterloo, Iowa, he received his AB from the University of Notre Dame in 1947 and his PhD in 1955 from the University of Bonn. From 1951 to 1957 he was associated with the office of the United States High Commission for Germany, and he lectured in Germany and Austria for the United States Information Agency. Dr. Dolan’s works include Unity and Reform: Selected Writings of Cusa.