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Collected Works of Erasmus : Literary and Educational Writings, 5 and 6, PDF eBook

Collected Works of Erasmus : Literary and Educational Writings, 5 and 6 PDF

Edited by A.H.T. Levi

Part of the Collected Works of Erasmus series

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Satire, as the concept was understood in the sisteenth century, covered any sort of commentary on personal or social behaviour or values.

The six works collected in these two volumes are among the most important examples of Erasmus' satire, in the sixteenth-century sense of the word, and, in some cases, judged by modern standards as well. they reveal a great deal, not only about Erasmus' attitudes to the moral questions of his time, but also about the circumstances of his own life. These satires reflect aspect of the religious, political, social, and military conflicts of the time and the qualities that enabled Erasmus to articulate them: great intelligence, remarkable shrewdness, deep sensitivity, spectacular ability, and a boundless capacity for staying cool. Volumes 27 and 28 of the Collected Works of Erasmus series – Two-volume set.

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