Spiritualia and Pastoralia : : Precatio ad virginis filium Iesum / Paean Virgini Matri / Obsecratio ad Virginem Mariam / Precatio dominica / Liturgia Virginis Matris / Precatio prp pace ecclesiae / Precationes ali" novae / Institutio christiani matrimonii / / Desiderius Erasmus; ed. by John W. O'Malley, Louis Perraud.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Erasmus, Desiderius,
• HerausgeberIn: O'Malley, John W.,; Perraud, Louis,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©1999
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Collected Works of Erasmus ; 69
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (660 p.)

The ten pieces in this volume are among the twenty selected for inclusion in volumes 66-70 of the Collected Works of Erasmus, the series of spiritualia and pastoralia. Like many of the other works in the series, they represent an Erasmus that, despite the recent growth of interest in him, has remained largely unfamiliar-the Erasmus of the works 'pertaining to the pietas.'Volume 69 is special in that it contains seven examples of a genre important to Erasmus, the genre of prayer. The prayers here include an effusive and lyrical early triad, a 'paraphrase' entitled The Lord's Prayer, the highly formalized Liturgy of Loreto, the heartfelt Prayer for Peace in the Church, and a collection of short prayers published the year before Erasmus' death. The volume is special also in that it contains many pieces about women, prompted by women, or addressed to women. Among these are A Comparision of the Virgin and the Martyr, Letter of Comfort in Adversity, and the Marian prayers, all of which directly or indirectly treat the subjects of virginity and marriage.The longest piece, The Institution of Christian Matrimony, is a work of towering importance in the history of writing on marriage. In the words of the translator, Erasmus has written a treatise 'profoundly serious and deeply researched . a detailed and painstaking examination of the institution from every conceivable angle.'Professor O'Malley's introduction provides background and context for each of the selections, and emphasizes Erasmus' subtle but influential refashioning of the genres in which he wrote.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Prayer to Jesus, Son of the Virgin / Precatio ad virginis filium lesum -- Paean in Honour of the Virgin Mother / Paean Virgini Matri dicendus -- Prayer of Supplication to Mary, the Virgin Mother, in Time of Trouble / Obsecratio ad Virginem Matrem Mariam in rebus adversis -- The Lord's Prayer / Precatio dominica -- Liturgy of the Virgin Mother Venerated at Loreto / Virginis Matris apud Lauretum cultae liturgia -- Prayer to the Lord Jesus for Peace in the Church / Precatio ad Dominum lesum pro pace ecclesiae -- Some New Prayers / Precationes aliquot novae -- A Comparison of the Virgin and the Martyr / Virginis et martyris comparatio -- Letter of Comfort in Adversity / Epistola consolatoria in adversis -- The Institution of Christian Matrimony / Institutio christiani matrimonii -- Works Frequently Cited -- Short-Title Forms for Erasmus' Works -- Index -- Backmatter