Erasmus, man of letters: the construction of charisma in print - updated edition
Auteur :
Jardine, Lisa
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691165691
Date de publication :
23 juin 2015
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
397 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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