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The Correspondence of Erasmus: Letters 2082 to 2203, Volume 15

Edited by James M. Estes
Translated by Alexander Dalzell

© 2012

This volume contains the surviving correspondence of Erasmus for the first seven months of 1529. For nearly eight years he had lived happily and productively in Basel. In the winter of 1528-9, however, the Swiss version of the Lutheran Reformation triumphed in the city, destroying the liberal-reformist atmosphere Erasmus had found so congenial. Unwilling to live in a place where Catholic doctrine and practice were officially proscribed, Erasmus resettled in the quiet, reliably Catholic university town of Freiburg im Breisgau,

Despite the turmoil of moving, Erasmus managed to complete the new Froben editions of Seneca and St Augustine, both monumental projects that had been underway for years. He also found time to engage in controversy with his conservative Catholic critics, as well as to write a long letter lamenting the execution for heresy of his friend Louis de Berquin at Paris.

Volume 15 of the Collected Works of Erasmus series.

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This volume contains the surviving correspondence of Erasmus for the first seven months of 1529. For nearly eight years he had lived happily and productively in Basel.

The Correspondence of Erasmus: Letters 2082 to 2203, Volume 15

Edited by James M. Estes
Translated by Alexander Dalzell

© 2012

This volume contains the surviving correspondence of Erasmus for the first seven months of 1529. For nearly eight years he had lived happily and productively in Basel. In the winter of 1528-9, however, the Swiss version of the Lutheran Reformation triumphed in the city, destroying the liberal-reformist atmosphere Erasmus had found so congenial. Unwilling to live in a place where Catholic doctrine and practice were officially proscribed, Erasmus resettled in the quiet, reliably Catholic university town of Freiburg im Breisgau,

Despite the turmoil of moving, Erasmus managed to complete the new Froben editions of Seneca and St Augustine, both monumental projects that had been underway for years. He also found time to engage in controversy with his conservative Catholic critics, as well as to write a long letter lamenting the execution for heresy of his friend Louis de Berquin at Paris.

Volume 15 of the Collected Works of Erasmus series.

Continue Reading Read Less

Product Details

  • Series: Collected Works of Erasmus
  • World Rights
  • Page Count: 426 pages
  • Dimensions: 6.8in x 1.0in x 9.8in

  • Reviews

    ‘Modern readers will find these new English translations as stimulating and entertaining as Erasmus’ contemporaries found the originals.’


    Amy Nelson Burnett, Erasmus Studies vol 35:2015

  • Author Information

    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 Victoria College, University of Toronto.


    Alexander Dalzell is professor emeritus of classics at the University of Toronto (Trinity College).

  • Table of contents

    Illustrations

    Preface

    Map showing the principal places mentioned in Volume 15

    Letters 2082-2203

    Table of Correspondents

    Works Frequently Cited

    Short-title Forms for Erasmus’ Works

    Index

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