Collected Works of Erasmus: Adages: II I 1 to II VI 100, Volume 33

by Erasmus

When Erasmus published the Adages, his monumental collection of proverbs, he wrote in the Introduction that 'a knowledge of proverbs contributes to a number of things, but to four especially: philosophy, persuasiveness, grace and charm in speaking, and the understanding of the best authors.' This volume contains another 600 of the more than 4000 adages that Erasmus gathered and commented on, sometimes in a few lines and sometimes in full-scale...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802059546
• ISBN13: 9780802059543
• Release Date: April 1992
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 479 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.0" x 9.6"