Description:
This volume contains the surviving correspondence of Erasmus for the first seven months of 1529. For nearly eight years he had lived happily and productively in Basel.
Brief description:
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.
Review Quotes:
'Modern readers will find these new English translations as stimulating and entertaining as Erasmus' contemporaries found the originals.'
--Amy Nelson Burnett, Erasmus Studies vol 35:2015