Adages Ii1 to Iv100 - Desiderius Erasmus - Books - University of Toronto Press - 9781442631397 - August 1, 1982
In case cover and title do not match, the title is correct

Desiderius Erasmus
Adages Ii1 to Iv100

Price
Íkr 13,099
excl. VAT

Ordered from remote warehouse

Expected delivery Jun 16 - 30

Our customers say:

14-day return policy in accordance with European consumer protection law
Top ranking on Trustpilot
Add to your iMusic wish list

Erasmus' Adagia has been called 'one of the world's biggest bedside books, ' and certainly the more than 4000 proverbs and maxims gathered and commented on by Erasmus, sometimes in a few lines and sometimes in full-scale essays, have great appeal for both scholar and educated layman. The aim of the Adages was to recapture, in this handy portmanteau form, the outlook and way of life of the classical world through its customs, legends, and social institutions, and to put within reach of a modern public the accumulated wisdom of the past. Each adage is traced in the works of as many authors as Erasmus had to hand; always an authority is given (usually several) and often a close reference providing chapter and verse.



The commentaries in the Adages give a forthright and often eloquent expression of Erasmus' opinions on the world of his day, dovetailing with his satirical works on the one hand and his popular evangelical writings on the other. Many, if not most, of the proverbs cited by Erasmus are still in our common stock of speech today.



The Collected Works of Erasmus is providing the first complete translation of Erasmus' Adagia. This volume contains the initial 300 adages with notes that identify the classical sources and indicate how Erasmus' reading and thinking developed over the quarter-century spanned by the eight revisions of the original work.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released August 1, 1982
ISBN13 9781442631397
Publishers University of Toronto Press
Pages 510
Dimensions 178 × 254 × 26 mm   ·   875 g
Language English  

More by Desiderius Erasmus

Show all

Mere med samme udgiver

See all of Desiderius Erasmus ( e.g. Paperback Book , Hardcover Book and Book )