The Correspondence of Erasmus : : Letters 2940 to 3141, Volume 21 / / Desiderius Erasmus; ed. by James M. Estes.

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• VerfasserIn: Erasmus, Desiderius,
• MitwirkendeR: Dalzell, Alexander,
• HerausgeberIn: Estes, James M.,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2021]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Collected Works of Erasmus ; 21
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (696 p.) :; 13 b&w tllustrations

This volume comprises Erasmus' correspondence during the final two years of his life, June 1534–August 1536. In the public sphere it was a time of dramatic events: the reconquest of the duchy Württemberg from its Austrian occupiers; the siege and destruction of the Anabaptist "kingdom" at Münster; Charles V's great victory at Tunis; and the resumption of the Habsburg-Valois wars in Italy. In the private sphere, these were years of deteriorating health, thoughts of impending death, and the loss of close friends (including Thomas Fisher and Thomas More, both executed by Henry VIII). At the same time, however, Erasmus managed to publish his longest book, Ecclesiastes, and to make arrangements, in his final will, for his considerable wealth to be spent for charitable purposes after his death.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Map showing the principal places mentioned in volume 21 -- THE CORRESPONDENCE OF ERASMUS LETTERS 2940 TO 3141 -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- THE SPURIOUS LETTER TO PIETRO CORSI -- ERASMUS’ LAST WILL -- EXPOSITIO FIDELIS -- ADDENDA TO EARLIER VOLUMES -- TABLE OF CORRESPONDENTS -- WORKS FREQUENTLY CITED -- SHORT-TITLE FORMS FOR ERASMUS’ WORKS -- CORRIGENDA FOR EARLIER VOLUMES -- Index