Erasmus on His Times: A Shortened Version of the 'Adages' of Erasmus - Brossura

Phillips, Margaret

 
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The Adagia of Erasmus (surely the original best-seller) was first published in 1500.

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The Adagia of Erasmus (surely the original best-seller) was first published in 1500. It went through numerous impressions and ten major revisions in the course of Erasmus's life. Its Influence was incalculable. It disseminated humanist learning and humanist attitudes among the new reading public to such an extent that it call claimed as one of the books which contributed most to form the European mind.

Contenuti

1. A Typical Adage; 2. From the 1508 Edition; 3. From the 1515 Edition; 4 From Later Editions.

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