Erasmus was not only one of the most widely read authors of the early modern period, but one of the most controversial. For some readers he represented the perf

Exploiting Erasmus examines the legacy of Erasmus in England from the mid-sixteenth century to the overthrow of James II in 1688 and studies the various ways in

Early modern audiences, readerships, and viewerships were not homogenous. Differences in status, education, language, wealth, and experience (to name only a few

This book explores the explosive social and political implications of Erasmus' philological work on the Greek New Testament. When Erasmus (1516) failed to find

International Exchange in the Early Modern Book World presents new research on several aspects of the movement and exchange of books between countries, language