TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bejczy,Istv©Łn Pieter
TI  - Erasmus and the Middle Ages: the historical consciousness of a Christian humanist 
T2  - Brill's studies in intellectual history,
SN  - 9789004122185
AV  - B785.E64 B45 2001
U1  - 199.492 21
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Erasmus, Desiderius,
KW  - Middle Ages
KW  - Historiography
KW  - Humanists
KW  - Netherlands
KW  - History
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - History of doctrines
KW  - 16th century
KW  - Intellectual life
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-197) and index; Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. The Idea of History -- 2. Medieval History : The Monastic Period -- 3. Medieval History : The Scholastic Period -- 4. Restoring a Golden Age --5. The New Testament Renewed -- 6. Back to the Future -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - "The aim of this book is to examine Erasmus' attitude toward the medieval past and to relate it to his historical consciousness. More than any other Renaissance humanist, Erasmus was committed to the goal of building an alternative to medieval civilisation. In his view, the restoration and study of ancient pagan and Christian literature would result in an elevation of cultural and intellectual as well as moral and spiritual standards. Yet these very assumptions appear to be challenged by Erasmus' specific observations on the course of history up to his own day. The present study is the first to show a fault line between the basic ideas of Erasmus' Christian humanism and his view of the actual development of humanity through the ages."--BOOK JACKET
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004247598
ER  -