Erasmus, Man of Letters - The Construction of Charisma in Print - Updated Edition (Paperback, Revised edition)

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 intellectual world. Erasmus himself--the historical as opposed to the figural individual--was a brilliant, maverick innovator, who achieved little formal academic recognition in his own lifetime. What Jardine offers here is not only a fascinating study of Erasmus but also a bold account of a key moment in Western history, a time when it first became possible to believe in the existence of something that could be designated "European thought."

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2015
Authors:	Lisa Jardine
Preface by:	Lisa Jardine
Dimensions:	156 x 236 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	304
Edition:	Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-16569-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600 > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600 > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > General
LSN:	0-691-16569-6
Barcode:	9780691165691

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