9780802053664 - The Correspondence of Erasmus: Letters 446-593/1516-1517 (4) di Erasmus, Desiderius; McConica, James K.; Mynors, R. A. B. (22 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Minor shelf wear to orange cloth hardcover. Owner name and date on fly leaf. About 40 pages have some ink MARKINGS. Dust jacket has a few edge chips. Otherwise a nice solid volume. Index. xvi, 447 pp.

Condizione: Good. Volume 4 ed. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Good. Volume 4 ed. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

hardcover. Condizione: Good. Volume 4 Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Oversized.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. Minor shelf wear to orange cloth hardcover and dust jacket. Otherwise a tight, unmarked volume. Index. xvi, 447 pp.

Condizione: Good. Volume 4. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1400grams, ISBN:0802053661.

hardcover. Condizione: Good. **HARDBACK** In unclipped dustjacket No stamps or inscriptions; clean condition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good condition. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very good. xv, 447 pp. Collected Works of Erasmus. LCC: 7297422.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. A near fine/fine copy in a very good/good dustcover. A little shelfwear to the dustcover. Please see photos.

HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condizione: new.

Condizione: New.

Hardback. Condizione: New. The year that began in August 1515 was the annus mirabilis of Erasmus' career, the year, notably of the epistles of St Jerome and the first edition of his New Testament. In the months following, covered in this volume of the CWE, from August 1516 to June 1517, the active exchange of letters that began with volume 3 continued, giving a vivid impression of the impact of Erasmus' great achievement upon his contemporaries. In his own words, "The New Testament has made me friends everywhere." To Erasmus, the most important event of these months was intensely private, the dispensation granted by Leo X allowing him to escape permanently from the restraints of his religious community, to earn his living with the freedom of a secular priest. In elucidating the complex circumstances surrounding this crucial development in Erasmus' career, Dr McConica advances a new view of the obscure circumstances surrounding Erasmus' illegitimacy. We are also given Erasmus' thinly veiled account of his boyhood in the "Letter to Grunnius," and, in an Appendix, the closely related account in the Compendium vitae, a vital if controversial document for our knowledge of his early life. In the background are the life and enterprise of the Low Countries. Pursuit of personal promotion, the politics of the Burgundian Court, and the emergence of the young Prince Charles-soon to be Charles V-in the European scene, provide further tuition for the great humanist in the use and abuse of princely power. In this volume Erasmus moves between the Burgundian court at Brussels and the domestic quiet of Pieter Gillis' household at Antwerp, where he was prearing further work for the Froben press at Basel. He is drawn to Louvain but avoids it, fearing a scrutiny of his works by the hostile theologians of the University. The England of Tunstall and More is always at hand, and the letters of volume 4 incidentally provide the most important chronicle for the publication of More's Utopia, over which Erasmus kept a watchful eye. This volume records important developments in Erasmus' many-faceted philosophy, especially in politics and education. There is the sharpest condemnation of princely power beneath the veil of rhetorical courtesy, with classical statements of Erasmus' programme for men of education and Christan principle, the rulers upon whom he rested his hope for the reform of Christiandom. Educated Europe now waited upon Erasmus' words, and, as a French humanist writes, "Words never fail him; and such words!" Volume 4 of the Collected Works of Erasmus series.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New. pp. 447.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New. In the months following, covered in this volume of the CWE, from August 1516 to June 1517, the active exchange of letters that began with volume 3 continued, giving a vivid impression of the impact of Erasmus' great achievement upon his contemporaries. Translator(s): Thomson, D. F. S.; Mynors, Sir R. A. B. Series: Collected Works of Erasmus. Num Pages: 447 pages. BIC Classification: HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 259 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1266. . 1977. Volume 4 ed. Hardcover. . . . .

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New. pp. 447.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. volume 4 edition. 447 pages. 10.25x7.25x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Condizione: New. In the months following, covered in this volume of the CWE, from August 1516 to June 1517, the active exchange of letters that began with volume 3 continued, giving a vivid impression of the impact of Erasmus' great achievement upon his contemporaries. Translator(s): Thomson, D. F. S.; Mynors, Sir R. A. B. Series: Collected Works of Erasmus. Num Pages: 447 pages. BIC Classification: HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 259 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1266. . 1977. Volume 4 ed. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardback. Condizione: New. The year that began in August 1515 was the annus mirabilis of Erasmus' career, the year, notably of the epistles of St Jerome and the first edition of his New Testament. In the months following, covered in this volume of the CWE, from August 1516 to June 1517, the active exchange of letters that began with volume 3 continued, giving a vivid impression of the impact of Erasmus' great achievement upon his contemporaries. In his own words, "The New Testament has made me friends everywhere." To Erasmus, the most important event of these months was intensely private, the dispensation granted by Leo X allowing him to escape permanently from the restraints of his religious community, to earn his living with the freedom of a secular priest. In elucidating the complex circumstances surrounding this crucial development in Erasmus' career, Dr McConica advances a new view of the obscure circumstances surrounding Erasmus' illegitimacy. We are also given Erasmus' thinly veiled account of his boyhood in the "Letter to Grunnius," and, in an Appendix, the closely related account in the Compendium vitae, a vital if controversial document for our knowledge of his early life. In the background are the life and enterprise of the Low Countries. Pursuit of personal promotion, the politics of the Burgundian Court, and the emergence of the young Prince Charles-soon to be Charles V-in the European scene, provide further tuition for the great humanist in the use and abuse of princely power. In this volume Erasmus moves between the Burgundian court at Brussels and the domestic quiet of Pieter Gillis' household at Antwerp, where he was prearing further work for the Froben press at Basel. He is drawn to Louvain but avoids it, fearing a scrutiny of his works by the hostile theologians of the University. The England of Tunstall and More is always at hand, and the letters of volume 4 incidentally provide the most important chronicle for the publication of More's Utopia, over which Erasmus kept a watchful eye. This volume records important developments in Erasmus' many-faceted philosophy, especially in politics and education. There is the sharpest condemnation of princely power beneath the veil of rhetorical courtesy, with classical statements of Erasmus' programme for men of education and Christan principle, the rulers upon whom he rested his hope for the reform of Christiandom. Educated Europe now waited upon Erasmus' words, and, as a French humanist writes, "Words never fail him; and such words!" Volume 4 of the Collected Works of Erasmus series.