<p>The predominant theme of the letters of 1528 is Erasmus' controversies with a variety of critics and opponents.</p>
The Correspondence of Erasmus: Letters 1802 to 1925
β Scribed by Desiderius Erasmus; Charles Fantazzi
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 594
- Series
- Collected Works of Erasmus; 13
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
These 129 letters centre primarily on Erasmus' continuing struggle with his Catholic critics, especially those in Spain and France, and on Erasmus' growing criticism of the Protestant reform movement.
β¦ Table of Contents
Contents
Illustrations
Preface
Map showing the principal places mentioned in volume 13
The Correspondence of Erasmus Letters 1802 to 1925
1802 / From Maximilianus Transsilvanus β 1814 / From Juan de Vergara
1815 / To Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara β 1844 / To Nikolaus von Diesbach
1845 / From Johannes a Mera β 1874 / To Alonso de Fonseca
1875 / To Juan de Vergara β 1895 / From Andrzej Trzecieski
1895A / To the Pious Reader β 1925 / To the Nuns of Denney
Table of Correspondents Works Frequently Cited Short-title Forms for Erasmusβ Works Index
Table of Correspondents
Works Frequently Cited
Short-title Forms for Erasmusβ Works
Index
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