Erasmus as a Translator of the Classics / / Erika Rummel.
This first full-length study of Erasmus’ translations of classical literature examines his approach to translation and, more generally, his role as a transmitter of the classics. It traces in chronological order the progress of his Greek studies and the publication history of his translations from G...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016] ©1985 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Erasmus Studies
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. First Steps: Erasmus' Greek Studies
- 2. The Years of Apprenticeship: Erasmus' Translations from Libanius and Euripides
- 3. A Friendly Competition: More's and Erasmus' Translations from Lucian
- 4. The Cambridge Years: Plutarch's Moralia
- 5. Philology, the Handmaiden of Theology: The Translation and Annotation of the New Testament
- 6. The Theologian's Parerga: Isocrates, Galen, Xenophon
- 7. Working for the Cause: Study Aids and Exhortations
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index and Chronology of Erasmus' Translations, Editions of Greek Authors, and Study Aids
- Bibliography
- Index