Erasmus of Rotterdam: The Spirit of a Scholar - Couverture rigide

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Barker, William

 
9781789144512: Erasmus of Rotterdam: The Spirit of a Scholar
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ISBN 10 : 1789144515 ISBN 13 : 9781789144512
Editeur : Reaktion Books, 2021

Synopsis

The first English-language biography in thirty years of Erasmus of Rotterdam.

Erasmus of Rotterdam came from an obscure background and through remarkable perseverance, skill, and vision became a powerful intellectual figure in Europe in the early sixteenth century. He was known for his vigorous opposition to war, intolerance and hypocrisy, and at the same time for an irony and subtlety that could confuse his friends as well as his opponents. His ideas influenced the rise of the Reformation and had a hug

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À propos de l?auteur

William Barker is Inglis Professor and former president of the University of King's College and Emeritus Professor of English, Dalhousie University. He has edited a selection of Erasmus's Adages and co-edited the introductory volume of the Adages for the Toronto Collected Works of Erasmus.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The first English-language biography in thirty years of Erasmus of Rotterdam.

Erasmus of Rotterdam came from an obscure background and through remarkable perseverance, skill, and vision became a powerful intellectual figure in Europe in the early sixteenth century. He was known for his vigorous opposition to war, intolerance and hypocrisy, and at the same time for an irony and subtlety that could confuse his friends as well as his opponents. His ideas influenced the rise of the Reformation and had a hug

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Éditeur
Reaktion Books
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1789144515
ISBN 13 
9781789144512
Reliure
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Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
312
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