Erasmus, Desiderius -1536

The praise of folly by Desiderius Erasmus ( Book )
145 editions published between 1668 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 5,900 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Colloquiorum Desiderii Erasmi Roterodami familiarium opus aureum. Cum scholiis quibusdam perquam eruditis ... Recensuit, suasque etiam non paucas interpretationes addidit, Samuel Patrick by Desiderius Erasmus ( Book )
183 editions published between 1639 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 2,084 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The education of a Christian prince by Desiderius Erasmus ( Book )
49 editions published between 1936 and 2011 in English and held by 1,793 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is a new student edition of Erasmus' crucial treatise on political theory and also contains a new, excerpted translation from his Panegyric. The Education of a Christian Prince is one of the most important "advice-to-princes" texts published in the Renaissance and was dedicated to Charles V. It is a strongly pacifist work in which Erasmus sought to ensure that the prince governed justly and benevolently. This edition also includes an original introduction, a chronology of the life and work of Erasmus, and a comprehensive guide to further reading

The colloquies of Erasmus by Desiderius Erasmus ( Book )
29 editions published between 1878 and 2010 in English and held by 1,576 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Controversies by Desiderius Erasmus ( )
27 editions published between 1998 and 2012 in English and held by 1,554 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Spanning the period of 1523 to 1534, the compositions in Volume 78 of the Collected Works of Erasmus detail Erasmus' theological disagreements with the Swiss and Upper German 'evangelicals' and the German Lutherans, including Luther himself

Erasmi Colloquia selecta The select colloquies of Erasmus. With an English translation, as literal as possible. Designed for the use of beginners ... By John Clarke by Desiderius Erasmus ( )
121 editions published between 1720 and 1866 in English and Latin and held by 1,540 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In praise of folly by Desiderius Erasmus ( )
59 editions published between 1709 and 2013 in English and held by 1,308 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Comments on the upper classes and religious institutions of the Renaissance through the personification of traits such as folly, wealth, and flattery

The adages of Erasmus by Desiderius Erasmus ( )
23 editions published between 1964 and 2001 in English and held by 1,211 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Erasmus was fascinated by proverbs and prepared a collection of more than 4,000 of them, accompanying each with his comments, sometimes in a few lines and sometimes in full-scale essays. His massive compendium, characterized by his wit, his elegance, his bursts of satire alternating with serious views, was among the most learned and widely circulated of Renaissance books. This selection emphasizes Erasmus' skill in explaining the proverbs, shows how he made his book, and demonstrates the way in which many of the proverbs moved into the English language. The text is illustrated with images by Brueghel and D|#x00A6;rer and examples of proverb use from emblem books. Over eighty proverb essays are presented here. Some are masterpieces of social criticism ('War is sweet to those who have never tried it'), others provide scholarly explanations of philosophical ideas or gestures and customs ('Thumbs up'). Many of the proverbs have passed into modern usage ('Know thyself' , To give someone the finger' 'Well begun is half done'), some even retaining their Latin form ('Deus ex machina'). And a few, it turns out, were created by Erasmus himself through his occasional misinterpretation of the ancient languages ('Pandora's box', 'To call a spade a spade').This edition replaces the pioneering work by Margaret Mann Phillips, providing more essays and more detailed source and background information for the texts. It is based on the translations and scholarship of the Collected Works of Erasmus - mostly that of Sir Roger Mynors but also the work of Phillips herself

Expositions of the Psalms by Desiderius Erasmus ( )
17 editions published between 1997 and 2010 in English and Latin and held by 1,099 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Enchiridion militis Christiani : an English version by Desiderius Erasmus ( Book )
169 editions published between 1518 and 2007 in 7 languages and held by 1,081 WorldCat member libraries worldwide