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Erasmus - ĭrăzˈməs or Desiderius Erasmusdĕsĭdērˈēəs [Gr. Erasmus, his given name, and Lat., Desiderius=beloved; both are regarded as the equivalent of Dutch Gerard, Erasmus' father's name], 1466?–1536, Dutch humanist, b. Rotterdam. He was ordained priest of the Roman Catholic Church and studied at the Univ. of Paris. Erasmus' influence began to be felt in Europe after 1500. It was exercised through his personal contacts, his editions of classical authors, and his own writings. He was acquainted with most of the scholars of Europe and his circle of friends was especially large in England; it included Thomas More, John Colet, and Henry VIII. His editions of Greek and Latin classics and of the Fathers of the Church (especially of Jerome and Athanasius) were his chief occupation for years. His Latin edition of the New Testament was based on the original Greek text. For many years he was editor for the printer Johannes Froben in Basel. Erasmus' original works are mainly satirical and critical. Written in Latin, the language of the 16th-century scholar, the most important works are Adagia (1500, tr. Adages or Proverbs), a collection of quotations; Enchiridion militis christiani (1503, tr. Manual of the Christian Knight); Moriae encomium (1509, tr. The Praise of Folly, 1979); Institutio principis christiani (1515, tr. The Education of a Christian Prince, 1968); Colloquia (1516, tr. Colloquies); and his collected letters (tr., ed. by F. M. Nichols, 1904–18; repr. 1962). Erasmus combined vast learning with a fine style, a keen and sometimes sharp humor, moderation, and tolerance. His position on the Reformation was widely denounced, especially by Martin Luther, who had first looked on Erasmus as an ally because of Erasmus' attacks on clerical abuse and lay ignorance. Though eager for church reform, Erasmus remained all his life within the Roman Catholic Church. As a humanist he deplored the religious warfare of the time because of the rancorous, intolerant atmosphere and cultural decline that it induced. Erasmus was finally brought into open conflict with Luther and attacked his position on predestination in On the Freedom of the Will.

See studies by M. M. Phillips (1949, repr. 1965), J. Huizinga (tr. 1952, repr. 1957), R. H. Bainton (1969), T. A. Dorey, ed. (1970), and G. Thompson (1974).

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Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (1899) » Read Now
by Ephraim Emerton. 480 pgs.

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...GIFTS, BUT THE SAME SPIRIT. DESIDERIUS ERASMUS PORTRAIT OF ERASMUS BY HOLBEIN. ORIGINAL IN THE LOUVRE. DESIDERIUS ERASMUS OF ROTTERDAM BY EPHRAIM...his Time . London, 1872...
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Life and Letters of Erasmus (1894) » Read Now
by J. A. Froude. 438 pgs.

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...desire," or "long passionately." In the son the word was Latinized into Desiderius, and Graecized afterwards according to the affectation of the time into Erasmus, just as...
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Erasmus of Europe » Read Now
by R. J. Schoeck. 422 pgs.

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...Erasmus of Europe The Prince of Humanists 1501-1536 * * Frontispiece . Portrait of Erasmus in 1523 by Hans Holbein the Younger, now in The Louvre, Paris. Erasmus of Europe...
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Erasmus of Rotterdam: With a Selection from the Letters of Erasmus (1954) » Read Now
by J. Huizinga. 268 pgs.

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...that the intercession of St. Erasmus conferred wealth, had some weight...accentuated as a proparoxytone. Desiderius was an addition selected by himself...When, therefore...
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Six Essays on Erasmus and a Translation of Erasmus' Letter to Carondelet, 1523 » Read Now
by John C. Olin, Desiderius Erasmus. 128 pgs.

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...Gembloux, 1946-48 , III, 378-92. Facsimiles of Erasmus prefaces to his patristic editions are published in Desiderius Erasmus , Prefaces to the Fathers, the New Testament...
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Erasmus and the Middle Ages: The Historical Consciousness of a Christian Humanist » Read Now
by Istvan Bejczy. 202 pgs.

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The aim of this book is to examine Erasmus' attitude toward the medieval past and to relate it to his historical consciousness. More than any other Renaissance humanist, Erasmus was committed to the goal of building an alternative to medieval civilisation. In his view, the restoration and study of...
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The aim of this book is to examine Erasmus' attitude toward the medieval past and to relate it to his historical consciousness. More than any other Renaissance humanist, Erasmus was committed to the goal of building an alternative to medieval civilisation. In his view, the restoration and study of ancient pagan and Christian literature would result in an elevation of cultural and intellectual as well as moral and spiritual standards. Yet these very assumptions appear to be challenged by Erasmus' specific observations on the course of history up to his own day. The present study is the first to show a fault line between the basic ideas of Erasmus' Christian humanism and his view of the actual development of humanity through the ages.
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Erasmus' Vision of the Church » Read Now
by Hilmar M. Pabel, Erika Rummel. 172 pgs.

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...0-940474-35-2 alk. paper 1. Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536 -- Contributions...and line nos. Godin Desiderius Erasmus. Vies de Jean Vitrier et de...1703-1706 . Lupton...
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Erasmus in Praise of Folly (1876) » Read Now
by Hans Holbein, Desiderius Erasmus. 210 pgs.

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Human Freedom, Christian Righteousness: Philip Melanchthon's Exegetical Dispute with Erasmus of Rotterdam » Read Now
by Timothy J. Wengert. 244 pgs.

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This book argues the provocative thesis that Philip Melanchthon, so often pictured as hopelessly caught in the middle between Erasmus and Luther, and more "Erasmian" than Lutheran in his thought, was, at least in his theological methods and views, not Erasmian at all, but in fact sharply opposed to...
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This book argues the provocative thesis that Philip Melanchthon, so often pictured as hopelessly caught in the middle between Erasmus and Luther, and more "Erasmian" than Lutheran in his thought, was, at least in his theological methods and views, not Erasmian at all, but in fact sharply opposed to Erasmus. Author Timothy J. Wengert builds his case largely on the basis of Melanchthon's Scholia on the Epistle of Paul to the Colossians, employing the critically important but seldom used second edition of 1528, which was produced in the aftermath of Luther and Erasmus's famous debate over the free will. Wengert also draws on a wide range of other contemporary sources, many of them well known but, as he argues, frequently misunderstood. Throughout this analysis he subjects a wide range of the secondary literature to sharp critical review. From the vantage point of a relatively narrow exegetical dispute, the book deals with a number of important topics: the complicated and elusive relationships between humanism and the Reformation, Erasmus and Luther, Erasmus and Melanchthon, and Melanchthon and Luther; the theological issues of proper biblical interpretation, of free will, and of divine and human righteousness; and the hotly contested social problem of political order. Human Freedom, Christian Righteousness will be of interest not only to students and scholars of Reformation theology, but to a broader audience of those concerned with Renaissance and Reformation history and literature.
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Erasmus, Utopia, and the Jesuits: Essays on the Outreach of Humanism » Read Now
by John C. Olin. 105 pgs.

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ôA collection of six studies that trace both the background and outreach of Erasmian humanism. Examining the early sixteenth century cultural shift from medieval scholasticism to the New Learning, the author confirms that humanism was not inimical to Christianity but adapted the best of classical...
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ôA collection of six studies that trace both the background and outreach of Erasmian humanism. Examining the early sixteenth century cultural shift from medieval scholasticism to the New Learning, the author confirms that humanism was not inimical to Christianity but adapted the best of classical antiquity to the biblical ideas and values as interpreted by the patristic tradition, especially Jerome and Hilary.ö -Religious Studies Review OlinÆs focus in this collection of essays is the historical period of the early sixteenth century, the juncture of the Renaissance and the Reformation. Providing an in-depth alternative to the standard treatment û so often limited to the classical revival û this work concerns itself with the unique link between humanism and the great literary works of the period, and, in particular, the patristic scholarship inherent in ErasmusÆ ideals of reform. Olin specifically take into account the movements of New Learning and Humanism defining the cultural break between Medieval scholasticism and the renaissance of interest in the literature of antiquity.
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Erasmus and the Age of Reformation (1957) » Read Now
by Johan Huizinga. 276 pgs.

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...that the intercession of St. Erasmus conferred wealth, had some weight...accentuated as a pro- paroxytone. Desiderius was an addition selected by himself...therefore, the...
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The Age of Erasmus: Lectures Delivered in the Universities of Oxford and London » Read Now
by P. S. Allen. 306 pgs.
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Erasmus and the Humanists » Read Now
by Bernadotte E. Schmitt, Albert Hyma. 109 pgs.

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...ERASMUS and the HUMANISTS LANDMARKS IN HISTORY Edited by BERNADOTTE E. SCHMITT ERASMUS and the HUMANISTS BY ALBERT HYMA University of Michigan...played by such leaders as...
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Erasmus and Cambridge » Read Now
by D. F. S. Thomson, Desiderius Erasmus. 246 pgs.

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...ERASMUS AND CAMBRIDGE ERASMUS AND CAMBRIDGE The Cambridge Letters of Erasmus translated by D. F. S. THOMSON Introduction, Commentary and Notes by H.C. PORTER UNIVERSITY OF...
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On Copia of Words and Ideas: De Utraque Verborem Ac Rerum Copia » Read Now
by Donald B. King, H. David Rix, Desiderius Erasmus. 111 pgs.

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...DESIDERIUS ERASMUS OF ROTTERDAM ON COPIA OF WORDS...PRESS MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN 1999 DESIDERIUS ERASMUS OF ROTTERDAM ON COPIA OF WORDS...are as Erasmus had them. D.B.K...
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From Erasmus to Tolstoy: The Peace Literature of Four Centuries: Jacob Ter Meulen's Bibliographies of the Peace Movement before 1899 » Read Now
by Peter Van den Dungen. 150 pgs.

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This definitive bibliography of the peace literature from 1480 to 1898 lists close to 4,000 titles in chronological order and is accompanied by comprehensive author indexes. The present volume subsumes former Peace Palace librarian Dr. Jacob ter Meulen's pathbreaking bibliography first published on...
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This definitive bibliography of the peace literature from 1480 to 1898 lists close to 4,000 titles in chronological order and is accompanied by comprehensive author indexes. The present volume subsumes former Peace Palace librarian Dr. Jacob ter Meulen's pathbreaking bibliography first published on a limited scale in the 1930s. The compiler's introductory essay analyzes the bibliography's significance for students of peace and internationalism and traces the growth of the peace literature in a variety of languages during the period covered.
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