This is an ambitious and wide-ranging biography of Erasmus of Rotterdam, one of the most famous Renaissance humanists. In part a riveting narrative account of the philosopher's journeys from his monastery to service with a great Burgundian bishop, and from there to Paris, England the Low Countries and Switzerland, this comprehensive and definitive biography also looks at the history of ideas in which Erasmus played a vital role.Covering the formative years of Erasmus the humanist, this new study makes full analyses of all his early writings, ncluding his Letters, his contributions to Renaissance dialogue and essay, and particularly his Adagia, the colloquies, and the Praise of Folly. After years of intensive research, and in an area which is essentially multidisciplinary, Professor Schoeck brings together serious historical, literary, theological and philosophical study in a unique way.

Erasmus of Europe: The Making of a Humanist

Politics & Social Sciences

Schoeck, R. J.

Philosophy

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Erasmus of Europe

History

World

Edinburgh Univ Pr

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