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Desiderius Erasmus - 72: Controversies with Edward Lee (Collected Works of Erasmus) - 9780802038364 - V9780802038364
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72: Controversies with Edward Lee (Collected Works of Erasmus)

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Description for 72: Controversies with Edward Lee (Collected Works of Erasmus) Hardcover. This new volume in the Collected Works of Erasmus series contains the first-ever English translations of the Apology and the Responses. These two pieces display Erasmus the humanist in the thick of academic turmoil, deploying all the rhetorical weapons at his command. Editor(s): Phillips, Jane E. Translator(s): Rummel, Erika. Series: Collected Works of Erasmus. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 304 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1040.

In 1520, the reading public witnessed the eruption of a simmering conflict between Erasmus, the foremost advocate of the new biblical humanism, and Edward Lee, a younger scholar at the University of Louvain and spokesman for the traditionalists in matters of biblical interpretation and church discipline. When Erasmus (perhaps unconsciously) subsumed criticisms Lee had sent to him of his 1516 Annotations on the New Testament into the second edition (1519) without properly crediting their source, Lee resorted to publication of his collection of criticisms.

Erasmus responded immediately with the Apologia which is neither arrogant nor biting nor angry nor aggressive, ... Read more, describing his version of the history of the dispute with Lee, and less than two months later produced Responses to Lee's criticisms. This new volume in the Collected Works of Erasmus series contains the first-ever English translations of the Apology and the Responses. These two pieces display Erasmus the humanist in the thick of academic turmoil, deploying all the rhetorical weapons at his command. The volume is an entertaining and informative look into Erasmus as a scholar and as a man.

Volume 72 of the Collected Works of Erasmus series.

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Product Details

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Series
Collected Works of Erasmus
Condition
New
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802038364
SKU
V9780802038364
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About Desiderius Erasmus
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. Jane E. Phillips is a retired professor of classics at the ... Read more

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