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Erasmus

Born

in Rotterdam, Netherlands

September 03, 1466

Died

May 13, 1536

Genre

Catholicism, Philosophy

Influences

Pope Leo X, John Colet, Thomas More, Thomas Linacre

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Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (28 October 1466 – 12 July 1536), known as Erasmus of Rotterdam, or simply Erasmus, was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, social critic, teacher, and theologian.

Erasmus was a classical scholar and wrote in a pure Latin style. Among humanists he enjoyed the sobriquet "Prince of the Humanists", and has been called "the crowning glory of the Christian humanists". Using humanist techniques for working on texts, he prepared important new Latin and Greek editions of the New Testament, which raised questions that would be influential in the Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation. He also wrote On Free Will, The Praise of Folly, Handbook of a Christian Knight, On Civility in Children, Cop ...more

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	Praise of Folly 3.89 avg rating — 11,019 ratings — published 1510 — 582 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Discourse on Free Will by Erasmus, Martin Luther , Ernst F. Winter (Translator) 3.68 avg rating — 268 ratings — published 1961 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Essential Erasmus by Erasmus, John P. Dolan 3.81 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 1964 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Luther and Erasmus: Free Will and Salvation by Erasmus, Martin Luther , Philip S. Watson (Editor) 3.81 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 1969 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Erasmus: The Education of a Christian Prince with the Panegyric for Archduke Philip of Austria by Erasmus, Lisa Jardine (Editor) 3.61 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 1965 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ten Colloquies by Erasmus, Craig R. Thompson (Translator) 3.62 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1957 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complaint of Peace 3.92 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1968 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Handbook on Good Manners for Children: De Civilitate Morum Puerilium Libellus 4.03 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adages of Erasmus 4.27 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1536 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam: On Copia of Words and Ideas by Erasmus, Donald King (Translator) 3.64 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1963 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Erasmus

“When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.”
― Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus

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“Your library is your paradise.”
― Desiderius Erasmus

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“The desire to write grows with writing.”
― Erasmus

tags: writing

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What book about the Tudors or Tudor England would you like to have for our May 2018 Group Read?

The Perfect Prince: The Mystery of Perkin Warbeck and His Quest for the Throne of England by Ann Wroe

10 votes, 13.2%

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory

8 votes, 10.5%

The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory

6 votes, 7.9%

Elizabeth's Rival: The Tumultuous Life of the Countess of Leicester: The Romance and Conspiracy that Threatened Queen Elizabeth's Court by Nicola Tallis

6 votes, 7.9%

The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn by Eric Ives

6 votes, 7.9%

Elizabeth & Leicester: Power, Passion, Politics by Sarah Gristwood

5 votes, 6.6%

Anne Boleyn: Femme Fatale by Amy Licence

5 votes, 6.6%

The White Rose Murders by Paul Doherty

5 votes, 6.6%

The Tudor Rose by Margaret Campbell Barnes

5 votes, 6.6%

Elizabeth's London: Everyday Life in Elizabethan London by Liza Picard

5 votes, 6.6%

Anne of Cleves: Henry's Luckiest Wife by D. Lawrence-Young

5 votes, 6.6%

Praise of Folly by Erasmus

4 votes, 5.3%

Katherine the Queen: The Remarkable Life of Katherine Parr by Linda Porter

3 votes, 3.9%

My Enemy, the Queen by Victoria Holt

2 votes, 2.6%

The Colours of Our Petals by Aled Davies

1 vote, 1.3%

Root of the Tudor Rose by Mari Griffith

0 votes, 0.0%

The Spanish Armada by Robert Hutchinson

0 votes, 0.0%

The Miracle at St. Bruno's by Philippa Carr

0 votes, 0.0%

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