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Erasmus

Erasmus

by Johan Huizinga

Authors, Latin (Medieval and modern)Intellectual lifeHumanismHumanistsReformation
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In this very readable biography, a noted scholar traces Erasmus's youth, his years as an itinerant scholar, sojourns in England, France, Switzerland, and Italy, friendship with Sir Thomas More, and disputes with Martin Luther. The author also probes Erasmus's mind and character and discusses his writings ...

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Authors, Latin (Medieval and modern)Intellectual lifeHumanismHumanistsReformationScholars

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Setting

NetherlandsRotterdam (Netherlands)16th century

About the author

Johan Huizinga
Johan Huizinga

1872 – 1945

Johan Huizinga (Groningen, 7 december 1872 – De Steeg, 1 februari 1945) was een Nederlands historicus. Hij is de grondlegger van de Nederlandstalige cultuurgeschiedenis en mentaliteitsgeschiedenis. Verder was hij cultuurfilosoof en antropoloog. Zijn belangrijkste werken zijn *Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen* (1919), *Erasmus* (1924), *In de schaduwen van morgen* (1935) en *Homo ludens* (1938). Uit zijn werk blijkt zijn voorliefde voor sprookjes en zijn bewondering voor de middeleeuwse ridderlijke ethiek. ---------- Johan Huizinga (7 December 1872 – 1 February 1945) was a Dutch historian and one of the founders of modern cultural history. Huizinga had an aesthetic approach to history, wh…

Author

Johan Huizinga

Pages

266

Read time

≈ 7h

Editions

56

Languages

English, Dutch, German

Publisher

Phaidon Press

ISBN

9781015606180

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