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Collected Works of Erasmus: Apophthegmata

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By (author): Desiderius Erasmus

Assembled for the young Prince William of Cleves, Erasmus Apophthegmata consists of thousands of sayings and anecdotes collected from Greek and Latin literature for the moral education of the future ruler. Betty I. Knott and Elaine Fanthams two-volume annotated translation of the aphorisms and Erasmus commentary on them makes this once popular literary and educational text accessible to modern audiences. The introduction discusses the origins of the Apophthegmata, the contents of the collection, and Erasmus sources.

Volumes 37 and 38 of the Collected Works of Erasmus series Two-volume set.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 2240g
  • Dimensions: 182 x 254mm
  • Publication Date: 28 Aug 2014
  • Publisher: University of Toronto Press
  • Publication City/Country: Canada
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781442641662

About Desiderius Erasmus

Desiderius Erasmus (c. 14661536) 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 Europes foremost scholars. A prolific author Erasmus wrote on both ecclesiastic and general human interest subjects. Elaine Fantham (1933-2016) is British-Canadian classicist. She was Giger Professor of Latin at Princeton University from 1986-1999. Betty I. Knott-Sharpe is a senior honourary research fellow in Classics at the University of Glasgow.

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