Collected Works of Erasmus
Adages: II i 1 to II vi 100, Volume 33
Desiderius Erasmus author RAB Mynors translator
Format:Hardback
Publisher:University of Toronto Press
Published:1st Apr '92
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
When Erasmus published the Adages, his monumental collection of proverbs, he wrote in the Introduction that 'a knowledge of proverbs contributes to a number of things, but to four especially: philosophy, persuasiveness, grace and charm in speaking, and the understanding of the best authors.' This volume contains another 600 of the more than 4000 adages that Erasmus gathered and commented on, sometimes in a few lines and sometimes in full-scale essays. The notes 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. Many of the proverbs cited by Erasmus are still in out common stock of speech.
Volume 33 of the Collected Works of Erasmus series.
ISBN: 9780802059543
Dimensions: 254mm x 179mm x 38mm
Weight: 1050g
479 pages