Erasmus of Rotterdam took meticulous care of his image, both in his writings and in fashionable means of self-expression, which included numerous portraits, a medal and a personal device. Nevertheless, he remains an elusive figure. In an effort to shed new light on his style, key concepts and popularity, this book takes four words as starting points for essays about some of Erasmus' most distinctive ideas: lucubratio, festivitas, persona, and copia.
They all capture convictions, projects and practices that inform and characterise his works. In the sense proposed by Raymond Williams, they are keywords that encapsulate intellectual and social change beyond pure ideas, thus keys to the dynamic Latin humanist culture of the early sixteenth century in general.
| ISBN: | 9781399551755 |
| Publication date: | 31st December 2026 |
| Author: | Anita Traninger |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 240 pages |
| Series: | Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1400 to c 1600 Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Comparative literature |
Erasmus of Rotterdam took meticulous care of his image, both in his writings and in fashionable means of self-expression, which included numerous portraits, a medal and a personal device. Nevertheless, he remains an elusive figure.
Erasmian Keywords features in the following genres: Literary studies: c 1400 to c 1600, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Comparative literature
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Erasmian Keywords was written by Anita Traninger and published by Edinburgh University Press
Erasmian Keywords has 240 pages
Yes it is part of Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture series
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