Apophthegmata / / Desiderius Erasmus; Betty I. Knott-Sharpe.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UTP eBook-Package 2014-2016
• VerfasserIn: Erasmus, Desiderius,
• TeilnehmendeR: Fantham, Elaine
• HerausgeberIn: Knott-Sharpe, Betty I.,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Edition: Volume 37-38
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (1056 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction --; Dedicatory Epistle --; Book 1 --; Book 2 --; Book 3 --; Book 4 --; Book 5 --; Book 6 --; 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781442622791; 9783110490930; 9783110667691; 9783110606812; 9783110658781
• DOI: 10.3138/9781442622791
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Desiderius Erasmus; Betty I. Knott-Sharpe.

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.