Title The correspondence of Erasmus. Letters 2803 to 2939, May 1533 - May 1534 / translated by Clarence H. Miller with Charles Fantazzi ; annotated by James M. Estes

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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 365 pages) : illustrations, portraits, maps Series Collected works of Erasmus ; volume 20 Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536. Works. English. 1974 ; v. 20. Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Map showing the principal places mentioned in volume 20 -- Letters 2803 to 2939. Part 1 -- Letters 2803 to 2939. Part 2 -- The Donation to Goclenius (Ep 2863) -- Erasmus' Illnesses in His Final Years (1533-6) -- Table of Correspondents -- Works Frequently Cited -- Short-Title Forms for Erasmus' Works -- Corrigenda for CWE 19 -- Index Summary In the months covered by this volume, Erasmus experienced sharply deteriorating health and thoughts of approaching death, although he remained active in the promotion of good causes and the defence of his good name. The seemingly imminent threat of religious civil war in Germany affected Erasmus in two ways. First, he made up his mind to leave Germany and return to his native Brabant. However, the arrival in 1533 of a formal invitation from Queen Mary, regent of the Netherlands, coincided with the onset of chronic ill health that would last until the end of his life. Repeated postponements eventually led to an abandonment of the journey altogether. Second, Erasmus did what he could to promote the cause of religious unity. In On Mending the Peace of the Church he urged rulers to enact moderate reforms that would satisfy all parties and avoid confessional division. When Martin Luther responded to this attempt at a "middle path" between "truth and error" in his Letter Concerning Erasmus of Rotterdam (1534), denouncing Erasmus as a skeptic and not a Christian, Erasmus responded indignantly with his Purgation against the Slanderous Letter of Luther. Erasmus' only other work published in this period turned out to be one of his most popular, On Preparing for Death Analysis Christian Church Collected Works of Erasmus Desiderius Erasmus Erasmus Germany Luther Netherlands Queen Mary Renaissance history Rotterdam death early modern history philosophy religious civil war Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Translated from the Latin Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 01, 2020) Subject Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536 -- Correspondence SUBJECT Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536 fast Subject Authors, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- Netherlands -- Correspondence Humanists -- Netherlands -- Correspondence HISTORY -- Renaissance. Intellectual life Humanists Authors, Latin (Medieval and modern) SUBJECT Netherlands -- Intellectual life -- 16th century -- Sources Subject Netherlands Genre/Form personal correspondence. Sources Personal correspondence Personal correspondence. Correspondance privée. Form Electronic book Author Miller, Clarence H., translator. Fantazzi, Charles, translator. Estes, James Martin, 1934- annotator. ISBN 9781487532833 1487532830

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