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- catalog abstract ""Erasmus' Adages is a collection of 4151 ancient proverbs, each accompanied by a commentary explaining its history and possible uses. Though most of these commentaries are very short, some just a few lines of scholarly explication, others are lengthy essays on social and political topics. The most famous of these is 'War is sweet to those who have not tried it,' a major anti-war tract. Many of the proverbs have passed into modern usage ('Know thyself,' 'To give someone the finger,' 'Well begun is half done'), some even retaining their Latin form (Deus ex machina). And a few, as it turns out, were created by Erasmus himself through occasional misinterpretations of the ancient sources ('Pandora's box,' 'To call a spade a spade'). The massive compendium, characterized by wit, elegance, seriousness, and occasional bursts of satire, was among the most learned and widely circulated of Latin books during the early modern period. This annotated selection of 116 proverbs, which includes all the longer essays, is based on the translation in the Collected Works of Erasmus."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog alternative "Works. Selections. 2001".
- catalog contributor b12263867.
- catalog contributor b12263868.
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""Erasmus' Adages is a collection of 4151 ancient proverbs, each accompanied by a commentary explaining its history and possible uses. Though most of these commentaries are very short, some just a few lines of scholarly explication, others are lengthy essays on social and political topics. The most famous of these is 'War is sweet to those who have not tried it,' a major anti-war tract. Many of the proverbs have passed into modern usage ('Know thyself,' 'To give someone the finger,' 'Well begun is half done'), some even retaining their Latin form (Deus ex machina). And a few, as it turns out, were created by Erasmus himself through occasional misinterpretations of the ancient sources ('Pandora's box,' 'To call a spade a spade'). The massive compendium, characterized by wit, elegance, seriousness, and occasional bursts of satire, was among the most learned and widely circulated of Latin books during the early modern period. This annotated selection of 116 proverbs, which includes all the longer essays, is based on the translation in the Collected Works of Erasmus."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "li, 405 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0802048749 (cloth)".
- catalog identifier "0802077404 (paper)".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog language "englat latin".
- catalog publisher "Toronto : University of Toronto Press,".
- catalog subject "878/.0402 21".
- catalog subject "PN6410 .E84 2001".
- catalog subject "Proverbes grecs Histoire et critique.".
- catalog subject "Proverbes latins Histoire et critique.".
- catalog subject "Proverbs, Greek History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Proverbs, Latin History and criticism.".
- catalog title "The adages of Erasmus / selected by William Barker.".
- catalog title "Works. Selections. 2001".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".