The Correspondence of Erasmus: Letters 2357 to 2471

by Desiderius Erasmus, James M. Estes (Editor), Charles Fantazzi (Translator)

Overview

Many of the letters in this volume, which covers the period August 1530 to March 1531, reflect Erasmus' anxieties over events at the Diet of Augsburg (June-November 1530), at which the first of many attempts to achieve a negotiated settlement of the religious division in Germany came to a rancorous conclusion, thus fostering the fear that religious controversy would eventually lead to war. His other chief concerns were the continued attacks on him by Catholic critics who regarded him as a clandestine Lutheran, and the insistence of many evangelical reformers that he was their spiritual father. The literary output of the period covered includes major works aimed at members of both groups.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781442620612
Publisher:	University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Publication date:	10/27/2016
Series:	Collected Works of Erasmus , #17
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	416
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

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.

James M. Estes is professor emeritus of history at the University of Toronto (Victoria College).

Charles E. Fantazzi  is Thomas Harriot Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus of Classics and Great Books at East Carolina University.

Table of Contents

Illustrations

Preface

Map showing the principal places mentioned in volume 17

LETTERS 2357 to 2471

Table of Correspondents

Works Frequently Cited

Short-Title Forms of Erasmus’ Works

Index