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Six Essays on Erasmus
John C. Olin
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Description for Six Essays on Erasmus
Paperback. Translator(s): Olin, John C. Num Pages: 125 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 166 x 10. Weight in Grams: 241.
This volume comprises four previously published Erasmian studies and two new works. All are attempts at understanding Erasmus' aims, his influence, and his historical image. Professor Olin's earlier essays have generated enthusiastic responses form the community of Erasmian scholars, and this convenient gathering is bound to be a welcome collection. It also provides the first translation into English of the preface to Erasmus' edition of Hilary. A major statement of his position as a humanist and reformer, it is one of Erasmus' most important contributions. This translation in particular makes this volume a useful complement to Professor Olin's other Erasmian ... Read more
This volume comprises four previously published Erasmian studies and two new works. All are attempts at understanding Erasmus' aims, his influence, and his historical image. Professor Olin's earlier essays have generated enthusiastic responses form the community of Erasmian scholars, and this convenient gathering is bound to be a welcome collection. It also provides the first translation into English of the preface to Erasmus' edition of Hilary. A major statement of his position as a humanist and reformer, it is one of Erasmus' most important contributions. This translation in particular makes this volume a useful complement to Professor Olin's other Erasmian ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
125
Condition
New
Number of Pages
125
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823210244
SKU
V9780823210244
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About John C. Olin
John C. Olin was Professor Emeritus of History at Fordham University.
Reviews for Six Essays on Erasmus
"Olin's translation gives us Erasmus at his best." -The Sixteenth Century Journal