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Erasmus—The Adagia, and the Assimilation of the Literary Culture of Classical Antiquity
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Erasmus’s handling of the usage, meaning and application of the proverbs and popular sayings of antiquity in the Adagia made his literary reputation. The 818 short entries published in Paris as the Coll…

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Taylor, Andrew, “Erasmus—The Adagia, and the Assimilation of the Literary Culture of Classical Antiquity”, in: Brill’s Encyclopaedia of the Neo-Latin World, General Editor Craig Kallendorf. Consulted online on 07 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004271296_enlo_B9789004271029_0027>
First published online: 2014
First print edition: ISBN:9789004265721



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