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The Correspondence of Erasmus: Letters 2803 to 2939 - Couverture rigide

Erasmus, Desiderius

 
9781487505851: The Correspondence of Erasmus: Letters 2803 to 2939
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 148750585X ISBN 13 : 9781487505851
Editeur : University of Toronto Press, 2020

Synopsis

In the months covered by this volume, Erasmus experienced sharply deteriorating health and thoughts of approaching death, although he remained active in the promotion of good causes and the defence of his good name. The seemingly imminent threat of religious civil war in Germany affected Erasmus in two ways. First, he made up his mind to leave Germany and return to his native Brabant. However, the arrival in 1533 of a formal invitation from Queen Mary, regent of the Netherlands, coincided with the onset of chronic ill health that would last until the end of his life. Repeated postponements eventually led to an abandonment of the journey altogether. Second, Erasmus did what he could to promote the cause of religious unity. In On Mending the Peace of the Church he urged rulers to enact moderate reforms that would satisfy all parties and avoid confessional division. When Martin Luther responded to this attempt at a "middle path" between "truth and error" in his Letter Concerning Erasmus of Rotterdam (1534), denouncing Erasmus as a skeptic and not a Christian, Erasmus responded indignantly with his Purgation against the Slanderous Letter of Luther. Erasmus' only other work published in this period turned out to be one of his most popular, On Preparing for Death.

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À propos de l'auteur

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.

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Éditeur
University of Toronto Press
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
148750585X
ISBN 13 
9781487505851
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Nombre de pages
392
Éditeur
Estes James M.
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