1662 Erasmus Colloquies
Humanism Rhetoric Philosophy War Latin Elzevier RARE
“When I have a little money, I buy books;
and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.”
― Erasmus
Erasmus’s famous ‘Colloquies’
is a collection of humanistic dialogues on a wide variety of subjects, most of
which explore man’s reactions to other men through conversation. Erasmus, and
his pupils, wrote on war, travel, religion, sleep, beggars, funerals,
literature, and other topics. According to one expert, ‘Colloquies’
“held up contemporary religious practices for examination in a more
serious but still pervasively ironic tone.” (Coffin)
This work exposed some of Erasmus’s humor through the invention of word games
and rhetoric exercises used for education. He wanted culture to serve as a
model for those living during the Renaissance.
This 1662 edition was published by the famed Elzevier house in
Amsterdam.
Item number: #25742
Price: $599
ERASMUS, Desiderius
Des. Erasmi Roterod. Colloquia
Amstelodami: Typis Danielis Elzevirii, 1662.
Details:
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Collation: Complete
with all pages
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[20], 672
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Engraved title page
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References: Willems
440; Coffin, Western
Civilizations II, p463
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~5.5in X 3.25in (14cm x 8cm)
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