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<P>Assembled for the young Prince William of Cleves, Erasmus’ <EM>Apophthegmata</EM> consists of thousands of sayings and anecdotes collected from Greek and Latin literature for the moral education of the future ruler. Betty I. Knott and Elaine Fantham’s two-volume annotated translation of the aphorisms and Erasmus’ commentary on them makes this once popular literary and educational text accessible to modern audiences. The introduction discusses the origins of the <EM>Apophthegmata</EM>, the contents of the collection, and Erasmus’ sources.</P> <P>Volumes 37 and 38 of the <I>Collected Works of Erasmus</I> series – Two-volume set.</P>

Author

Erasmus, DesideriusHG

Publisher

University of Toronto Press

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781442622791