Project Gutenberg 2006-07-17 Public domain in the USA. 92 Leeuwen, J. A. C. van (Jacobus Adrien Cornelius) 1870 1930 Leeuwen, Jacobus Adrien Cornelius van Van Leeuwen, J. A. C. (Jacobus Adrien Cornelius) Veen, S. D. van (Sietze Douwes) 1856 1924 Van Veen, S. D. (Sietze Douwes) Veen, Sietze Douwes van Erasmus Onze Groote Mannen Onze groote mannen ; Serie I ; no. 2 Reading ease score: 67.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Branko Collin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Erasmus" by J. A. C. van Leeuwen is a biographical account of the life and impact of the renowned humanist Desiderius Erasmus, written in the early 20th century. The work meticulously examines Erasmus's significant role during the Renaissance and the Reformation, exploring his contributions to literature, theology, and humanism. The book aims to shed light on the complexities of his character and his influence on contemporary thought as well as on future generations. The opening of the biography sets the stage for Erasmus's life, emphasizing the tumultuous backdrop of the modern age, characterized by the twin currents of Renaissance and Reformation. Van Leeuwen introduces Erasmus as a towering figure, marked by an extraordinary intellect and a prolific output that laid the cornerstone for modern humanist scholarship. The narrative begins with Erasmus's early life in Rotterdam, detailing his childhood and education, his initial foray into monastery life, and his young aspirations for intellectual freedom. It hints at his relationships with notable figures of his time, setting up the exploration of his profound impact on both religious thought and the broader humanist movement that followed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536 PA Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 147530 147528 2024-10-08T10:08:34.514643 2023-09-08T11:19:38.473708 text/html text/html 145489 2006-07-17T11:11:50 text/html; charset=us-ascii 136312 2006-07-17T11:11:50 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 147202 2024-10-08T10:08:37.529658 application/epub+zip 147386 2024-10-08T10:08:34.965619 application/epub+zip 73108 2024-10-08T10:08:34.730624 application/epub+zip 206260 2024-10-08T10:08:39.611811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188042 2024-10-08T10:08:37.141598 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114821 2022-09-09T06:11:20.806029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130138 130053 2024-10-08T10:08:34.195624 2023-09-08T11:19:38.191716 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 129888 2006-07-17T11:11:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 50769 2006-07-17T11:11:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20151 2024-10-08T10:08:39.745582 application/rdf+xml 13232 2024-10-08T10:08:34.790627 image/jpeg 2664 2024-10-08T10:08:34.761626 image/jpeg 137294 2024-10-08T10:08:34.535620 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog