Description
Product ID: | 9780691165691 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Title: | Erasmus, Man of Letters |
Subtitle: | The Construction of Charisma in Print - Updated Edition |
Authors: | Author: Lisa Jardine |
Page Count: | 304 |
Subjects: | Medieval Western philosophy, Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600, Philosophy of religion, Philosophy of religion |
Description: | Select Guide Rating The name Erasmus of Rotterdam conjures up a golden age of scholarly integrity and the disinterested pursuit of knowledge, when learning could command public admiration without the need for authorial self-promotion. Lisa Jardine, however, shows that Erasmus self-consciously created his own reputation as the central figure of the European intellectua |
Imprint Name: | Princeton University Press |
Publisher Name: | Princeton University Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2015-06-23 |