Erasmus on Literature: His Ratio or 'System' of 1518/1519 by Mark Vessey Paperba

Description: Erasmus on Literature by Mark Vessey, Robert D. Sider, Anthony Grafton Written more than half a century before Sir Philip Sidneys well-known Apology for Poetry, Erasmus Ratio or System is an almost lost masterpiece of Renaissance literary theory and interpretive practice, now available for the first time in English in a convenient student edition. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description None of the works included among Erasmus Literary and Educational Writings in the Collected Works of Erasmus captures his most adventurous thinking about how texts signify in and thereby make or remake worlds of thought, feeling, and action. The one that comes closest to doing so, the Ratio verae theologiae (A System of True Theology), was first published separately in 1518 and 1519, then appeared in the preliminaries to the New Testament in Erasmus (revised) 1519 edition.This handy Ratio or compendious System gave advice on how to interpret complex texts and develop persuasive arguments based upon them. Its lessons were applied to the canonical Scriptures as source, and to everyday Christian theology as target discourse. They unfold in response to the special difficulties and incitements of the biblical text in Latin and Greek, within a framework provided by classical grammar and rhetoric, adjusted to the examples of the Church Fathers as exemplary interpreters of the Bible. At every turn, the Ratio. It is designed to make it easier to estimate the long-term value of this particular work and of Erasmus works more generally, and to allow for a multidisciplinary understanding of the lives of human beings as symbol-using creatures in worlds constructed partly by texts. Author Biography Mark Vessey is Principal of Green College and Professor of English Literature at the University of British Columbia. Robert D. Sider is General Editor of the New Testament Scholarship for the Collected Works of Erasmus.Anthony Grafton is Henry Putnam University Professor of History at Princeton University. Table of Contents Foreword by Anthony Grafton IllustrationsNotes on ContributorsAbbreviations and Works Frequently CitedAbbreviations of Biblical Books Used in Explanatory Notes Editors IntroductionChronology of Erasmus Life and WorksApproaches to Erasmus Ratio or System of 1518–1519 The Ratio in Erasmus Life and Work to 1519Mark Vessey Erasmus, Sacred Literature, and Literary TheoryBrian Cummings Biblical Poetics in Scholasticism and the RatioChristopher Ocker The Ratio and Annotations of Erasmus as Theory and Practice of Biblical InterpretationRiemer Faber The Parable of Sincere and Sophistical Discourse in the RatioKathy Eden Scheme of Contents of the Ratio verae theologiaeNote on the Text The Ratio verae theologiaePreface: Purpose of the RatioElements of a Method for the Study of ScriptureThe Unity in Variety of the GospelThe Wonderful Circle and Harmony of the Entire Drama of ChristThe Figurative Character of the Language of Sacred Literature Elements of a Method for the Study of Scripture (Concluded) Explanatory NotesConspectus of Church Fathers Cited in the RatioBibliographyConcordance of Editions of the RatioIndex Review "Fans of Praise of Folly and the Colloquies ought to open Erasmus on Literature to see what and how Erasmus wanted them to read. Scholars of theology will scrutinize the edition carefully, as Erasmuss contemporaries did. Seminaries in need of a book that teaches exegesis more thoroughly than Augustine now have one, ready for immediate use." -- Willis Goth Regier, University of Illinois * Renaissance and Reformation *"The need for an accessible version of this work has now been filled by this lucid translation which…These parerga make this volume useful to students and advanced researchers alike." -- Ralph Keen, University of Illinois * Erasmus Studies * Long Description None of the works included among Erasmus Literary and Educational Writings in the Collected Works of Erasmus captures his most adventurous thinking about how texts signify in - and thereby make or remake - worlds of thought, feeling, and action. The one that comes closest to doing so, the Ratio verae theologiae (A System of True Theology), was first published separately in 1518 and 1519, then appeared in the preliminaries to the New Testament in Erasmus (revised) 1519 edition. This handy Ratio or compendious System gave advice on how to interpret complex texts and develop persuasive arguments based upon them. Its lessons were applied to the canonical Scriptures as source, and to everyday Christian theology as target discourse. They unfold in response to the special difficulties and incitements of the biblical text in Latin and Greek, within a framework provided by classical grammar and rhetoric, adjusted to the examples of the Church Fathers as exemplary interpreters of the Bible. At every turn, the Ratio . It is designed to make it easier to estimate the long-term value of this particular work and of Erasmus works more generally, and to allow for a multidisciplinary understanding of the lives of human beings as symbol-using creatures in worlds constructed partly by texts. Review Quote "Fans of Praise of Folly and the Colloquies ought to open Erasmus on Literature to see what and how Erasmus wanted them to read. Scholars of theology will scrutinize the edition carefully, as Erasmuss contemporaries did. Seminaries in need of a book that teaches exegesis more thoroughly than Augustine now have one, ready for immediate use." Details ISBN148752210X Series Erasmus Studies ISBN-10 148752210X ISBN-13 9781487522100 Year 2021 Pages 378 Format Paperback Imprint University of Toronto Press Place of Publication Toronto Country of Publication Canada Publication Date 2021-04-22 UK Release Date 2021-04-22 Author Anthony Grafton Edited by Mark Vessey Publisher University of Toronto Press Subtitle His Ratio or System of 1518/1519 Alternative 9781487502690 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2021-04-21 Illustrations 4 b&w illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:132106538;

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