Apophthegmata /
Erasmus, Desiderius
Apophthegmata / Desiderius Erasmus; ed. by Betty I. Knott-Sharpe. - Volume 37-38 - 1 online resource (1056 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Dedicatory Epistle -- Book 1 -- Book 2 -- Book 3 -- Book 4 -- Book 5 -- Book 6 -- Dedicatory Epistle -- Book 7 -- Book 8 -- Works Frequently Cited -- Short-Title Forms for Erasmus’ Works -- Index of Classical Persons -- Index of Mediaeval and Renaissance Persons -- Index of Scriptural References -- General Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Assembled for the young Prince William of Cleves, Erasmus’ Apophthegmata consists of thousands of sayings and anecdotes collected from Greek and Latin literature for the moral education of the future ruler. Betty I. Knott and Elaine Fantham’s two-volume annotated translation of the aphorisms and Erasmus’ commentary on them makes this once popular literary and educational text accessible to modern audiences. The introduction discusses the origins of the Apophthegmata, the contents of the collection, and Erasmus’ sources.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781442641662 9781442622791
10.3138/9781442622791 doi
Aphorisms and apothegms--Early works to 1800.
Aphorisms and apothegms--Early works to 1800--Early works.
Quotations, Latin--Early works to 1800.
Quotations, Latin--Early works to 1800.
HISTORY / Renaissance.
PN6299 / .E7 2014eb
808.88/2
Apophthegmata / Desiderius Erasmus; ed. by Betty I. Knott-Sharpe. - Volume 37-38 - 1 online resource (1056 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Dedicatory Epistle -- Book 1 -- Book 2 -- Book 3 -- Book 4 -- Book 5 -- Book 6 -- Dedicatory Epistle -- Book 7 -- Book 8 -- Works Frequently Cited -- Short-Title Forms for Erasmus’ Works -- Index of Classical Persons -- Index of Mediaeval and Renaissance Persons -- Index of Scriptural References -- General Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Assembled for the young Prince William of Cleves, Erasmus’ Apophthegmata consists of thousands of sayings and anecdotes collected from Greek and Latin literature for the moral education of the future ruler. Betty I. Knott and Elaine Fantham’s two-volume annotated translation of the aphorisms and Erasmus’ commentary on them makes this once popular literary and educational text accessible to modern audiences. The introduction discusses the origins of the Apophthegmata, the contents of the collection, and Erasmus’ sources.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781442641662 9781442622791
10.3138/9781442622791 doi
Aphorisms and apothegms--Early works to 1800.
Aphorisms and apothegms--Early works to 1800--Early works.
Quotations, Latin--Early works to 1800.
Quotations, Latin--Early works to 1800.
HISTORY / Renaissance.
PN6299 / .E7 2014eb
808.88/2