The Correspondence of Erasmus: Letters 1-141, Volume 1

Desiderius Erasmus

Published by University of Toronto Press 1974

The Correspondence of Erasmus

Letters 1-141, Volume 1

Desiderius Erasmus
Translated by: R.A.B. Mynors , D.F.S. Thomson and Wallace K. Ferguson Estate

Volume 1 in the series Collected Works of Erasmus

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442680937

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About this book

This volume includes a number of youthful rhetorical attempts, letters describing his early vicissitudes as he struggled to maintain himself as a scholar, letters to friends and letters about enemies, letters to patrons and prospective patrons, and the beginnings of more serious intellectual correspondence.

Author / Editor information

Erasmus Desiderius :

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.
Mynors R.A.B. :

R.A.B. Mynors is Corpus Christi Professor of Latin, Oxford University.

Thomson D.F.S. :

Douglas F.S. Thomson is Professor Emeritus of Classics, University of Toronto.

Wallace K. Ferguson Estate :

The late Wallace K. Ferguson held the J.B. Smallman Chair in History at the University of Western Ontario.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Illustrations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	viii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Editors’ Note Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xxiv
Translators’ Note Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xxvii
Map showing the principal places mentioned in volume 1 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xxviii
The correspondence of Erasmus: Letters 1 to 141 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Money and coinage of the age of Erasmus: An historical and analytical glossary with particular reference to France, the Low Countries England, the Rhineland and Italy John H. Munro Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311
Table of Correspondents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	350
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	354
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	356
Short title forms for Erasmus’ works Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	357
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	361
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	369

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Copyright year: 1974
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
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Published: November 4, 2002
ISBN: 9781442680937