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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Desiderius Erasmus"”.
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The content, context and influence of the work of Juan Luis Vives (1492-1540)
… are explained. As Vives was influenced by Desiderius Erasmus and by the central tenets of Northern Humanism, information is given on these subjects. The main focus of the research is a study of Vives' pedagogy and psychology as set out in the texts De institutione foeminae Christianae, De …
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The reception of John Chrysostom and the study of ancient Christianity in early modern Europe, c.1440-1600
… of Chrysostom by the renowned Dutch humanist, Desiderius Erasmus. Chapter 3 argues that Erasmus advanced Chrysostom as a Pauline theologian in a way deliberately opposed to contemporary Latin traditions of exegesis. Chapter 4 interprets Erasmus’ editions and translations of Chrysostom against …
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Alexander Hegius (ca. 1433-98) : His life, Philosophy, and Pedagogy
… are significant for understanding the youth of Desiderius Erasmus. There are also a few outdated studies that deal in a cursory manner with his pedagogy. Although some of this material is based on genuine primary research, only a small proportion of it is of any great consequence. Little of …
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The labors of Hercules: embodied learning and male domestication in early modern culture and literature
… conservatism of the early sixteenth century, Erasmus, in his lengthy commentary on “The Labors of Hercules” adage, attempts to justify his thankless and debilitating scholarly work by analogizing it to the labors of the mythic Greco-Roman strongman. My dissertation focuses on the way he and …
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Angelo Poliziano and the Renaissance invention of Greek-to-Latin verse translation, 1430-1589.
… influence on important figures such as Erasmus, Melanchthon, and Dorat.