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Exemplarity and the use of antiquity in Erasmus

Brian W. Ogilvie, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Abstract

This paper explores Erasmus’s creative response to the tension between his idealization of antiquity and his Christian commitments. Because he did not distinguish ethical judgments from taste, Erasmus contradicted himself on the value of antiquity and hedged it about with many restrictions.

Suggested Citation

Brian W. Ogilvie. 2001. "Exemplarity and the use of antiquity in Erasmus" The Selected Works of Brian W. Ogilvie
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/brian_ogilvie/2

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