| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 251 p.) |
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Humanism as form -- The construction of the Erasmian Republic of Letters -- Erasmian humanism : the reform program of the universal intellectual -- The politics of a disembodied humanist -- More's Richard III : the fragility of humanist discourse -- Utopia and the no-place of the Erasmian republic |
| Summary |
The figure of the intellectual looms large in modern history, and yet his or her social place has always been full of ambiguity and ironies. Between Utopia and Dystopia is a study of the movement that created the identity of the universal intellectual: Erasmian humanism. Focusing on the writings of Erasmus and Thomas More, Hanan Yoran argues that, in contrast to other groups of humanists, Erasmus and the circle gathered around him generated the social space--the Erasmian Republic of Letters--that allowed them a considerable measure of independence. The identity of the autonomous intellectual e |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-244) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536.
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More, Thomas, Saint, 1478-1535.
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| SUBJECT |
Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536 fast |
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More, Thomas, Saint, 1478-1535 fast |
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Humanism -- History.
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Autonomy (Philosophy) -- Europe -- History -- 16th century
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Modern.
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Autonomy (Philosophy)
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Humanism
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Europe
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020739896 |
| ISBN |
9780739136492 |
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0739136496 |
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1282561162 |
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9781282561168 |
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9786612561160 |
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6612561165 |
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