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- Selections from Erasmus: Principally from his Epistles
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Text in Latin, commentary in English.
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Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (262K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2005-06-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the author
Desiderius Erasmus
1469–1536
A brilliant Renaissance humanist, he used wit, scholarship, and a sharp eye for language to challenge folly and call for a more thoughtful Christian life. His books and editions helped shape European learning at a turning point in history.
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