Collected works of Erasmus. Colloquies [volume 2 only]

[Desiderius Erasmus] ; translated and annotated by Craig R. Thompson.

ISBN 10: 0802058191 / ISBN 13: 9780802058195

Edité par University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1997

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xiii, [619]-1227 pages. Series: Collected works of Erasmus ; 40. Ex-library, with library markings limited to the ghost of a label at the foot of the spine, property stamps at the edges of the textblock, a library bookplate and cancellation at the front pastedown, minor library annotations in pencil to the recto and verso of the title page, a stamp to the verso of the title page, and a classification label, a barcode (lined out), and the remnants of a circulation slip at the rear free endpaper. The publisher's binding is sturdy, slight wear to corners; library markings as noted above, else contents unmarked and attractive. Contents: A pilgrimage for religion's sake (Peregrinatio religionis ergo) -- A fish diet (Ichthuophagi?a) -- The funeral (Funus) -- Echo (Echo) -- A feast of many courses (Poludaiti?a) -- Things and names (De rebus de vocabulis) -- Charon (Charon) -- A meeting of the philological society (Synodus grammaticorum) -- A marriage in name only, or The unequal match (Agamos ga?mos, sive Coniugium impar) -- The imposture (Impostura) -- Cyclops, or the Gospel-bearer (Cyclops, sive evangeliophorus) -- Non-sequiturs (Aprodio?nusa, sive Absurda) -- The knight without a horse, or Faked nobility (Ippeu?s anippos, sive Ementita nobilitas) -- Knucklebones, or The game of Tali (Astragalismo?s, sive Talorum Iusus) -- The council of women (Senatulus, sive Gunaikosune?drion) -- Early to rise (Diluculum) -- The sober feast (Napha?lion sumpo?sion) -- The art of learning (Ars notoria) -- The sermon, or Merdardus (Concio, sive merdardus) -- The lover of glory (Philodoxus) -- Penny-pinching (Opulentia sordida) -- The seraphic funeral (Exequiae seraphicae) -- Sympathy (Amicitia) -- A problem (Problema) -- The Epicurean (Epicureus) -- The usefulness of the Colloquies (De utilitate Colloquiorum) -- Erasmus and Erasmius -- The return to Basel -- Editions of the Colloquies. 1300 grams.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Collected works of Erasmus. Colloquies [volume 2 only]
• Éditeur: University of Toronto Press, Toronto
• Date de parution: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0802058191
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780802058195
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: Good
• Poids: 1300 grammes

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Synopsis

Erasmus' Familiar Colloquies grew from a small collection of phrases, sentences, and snatches of dialogue written in Paris about 1497 to help his private pupils improve their command of Latin. Twenty years later the material was published by Johann Froben (Basel 1518). It was an immediate success and was reprinted thirty times in the next four years. For the edition of March 1522 Erasmus began to add fully developed dialogues, and a book designed to improve boys' use of Latin (and their deportment) soon became a work of literature for adults, although it retained traces of its original purposes. The final Froben edition (March, 1533) had about sixty parts, most of them dialogues.

It was in the last form that the Colloquies were read and enjoyed for four centuries. For modern readers it is one of the best introductions to European society of the Renaissance and Reformation periods, with lively descriptions of daily life and provocative discussions of political, religious, social, and literary topics, presented with Erasmus's characteristic wit and verve. Each colloquy has its own introduction and full explanatory, historical, and biographical notes.

Volumes 39 and 40 of the Collected Works of Erasmus series - Two-volume set.

À propos des auteurs

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.

The late Craig R. Thompson was Emeritus Professor of English Literature, University of Pennsylvania. He was for many years a member of the Editorial Board of the Collected Works of Erasmus and has edited and translated a number of Renaissance texts, including the CWE 23-24.