Erasmus : his life, works, and influence /

Augustijn, C., 1928-,

Erasmus : his life, works, and influence / [print] Cornelis Augustijn ; translated by J.C. Grayson. - Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, (c)1991. - x, 239 pages, 18. pages of plates : illustrations, portrait ; 24 cm.



Introduction -- Europe in 1500 -- Youth and student years -- Erasmus in the world of the humanists -- The Enchiridion -- The Praise of Folly -- Christian philosophy -- The Bible and the Fathers of the Church -- In the circle of the Biblical humanists -- The Luther question -- The dispute on the freedom of the will -- Between Scylla and Charybdis -- The Colloquies -- One society at stake -- Erasmus and his influence.



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Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536.


Authors, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Netherlands--Biography.
Humanists--Netherlands--Biography.
Scholars--Netherlands--Biography.

PA8518 PA8518.A923.E737 1991