Erasmus and the Middle Ages : : the historical consciousness of a Christian humanist / / by István Bejczy.

• Superior document: Brill's studies in intellectual history, v. 106
• Author: Bejczy, István Pieter, 1965-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2001.
• سنة النشر: 2001
• اللغة: English
• سلاسل: Brill's Studies in Intellectual History 106.
• وصف مادي: 1 online resource (224 pages).

The aim of this book is to examine Erasmus’ attitude toward the medieval past and to relate it to his historical consciousness. More than any other Renaissance humanist, Erasmus was committed to the goal of building an alternative to medieval civilisation. In his view, the restoration and study of a...