Project Gutenberg 2014-12-02 Public domain in the USA. 219 Emerton, Ephraim 1851 1935 Jackson, Samuel Macauley 1851 1912 02000546 Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Ramon Pajares, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam" by Ephraim Emerton is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This biography explores the life and influence of Erasmus, one of the key figures of the Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation. The text focuses on Erasmus's contributions to humanism and his complex relationship with the Reformation, showcasing his role as a thinker who emphasized inner piety over institutional religion. The opening of the work outlines the necessity for a comprehensive biography of Erasmus, noting the challenges in capturing his multifaceted character. It introduces Erasmus’s early life, emphasizing his disconnection from his birthplace and the rigid confines of monastic life. Initially raised in a humble setting, he is depicted as a free spirit, resistant to the monastic norms imposed upon him as a youth. The narrative underscores Erasmus’s struggle for self-identity amid the pressures of his environment, hinting at a future that would blend scholarship and humanist ideals while navigating the turbulent waters of religious reform. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536 PA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Literature 987900 987759 2024-09-20T03:35:22.556532 2023-09-20T13:43:16.600035 text/html text/html 970063 2014-12-02T14:17:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3747297 2014-12-02T14:17:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3993766 2024-09-20T03:35:45.857425 application/epub+zip 3966322 2024-09-20T03:35:27.001472 application/epub+zip 442927 2024-09-20T03:35:25.087521 application/epub+zip 4178052 2024-09-20T03:35:59.703365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4037357 2024-09-20T03:35:40.811425 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 593173 2022-09-21T14:58:43.552255 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 830065 2024-09-20T03:35:20.093496 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 830242 2014-12-02T14:17:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 320823 2014-12-02T14:17:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18052 2024-09-20T03:36:01.434368 application/rdf+xml 21858 2024-09-20T03:35:25.258451 image/jpeg 2624 2024-09-20T03:35:25.172625 image/jpeg 3838539 2024-09-20T03:35:23.557484 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