Erasmus on Women.

Erasmus on Women.

Erasmus on Women offers selections from Erasmus' manuals on marriage and widowhood, his rhetorical treatises, and the Colloquies.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rummel, Erika
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1996.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Erasmus, Desiderius, > -1536.
Erasmus, Desiderius, > -1536
Woman (Philosophy)
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • UNMARRIED WOMEN
  • 1. The World: A Corrupting Influence?
  • From The Institution of Marriage
  • 2. The Cloister: A Safe Haven?
  • a) From On Disdaining the World
  • b) The Girl with No Interest in Marriage
  • c) The Repentant Girl
  • 3. Marriage: The Solution?
  • a) Courtship
  • b) The Young Man and the Harlot
  • c) A Letter of Persuasion: In Praise of Marriage
  • WIVES
  • 1. The Institution of Marriage
  • a) Choosing the Right Mate
  • b) Maintaining a Harmonious Relationship
  • 2. Marriage: A Counselling Session
  • 3. A Marriage in Name Only
  • 4. The New Mother
  • 5. The Well-Read Matron: The Abbot and the Learned Lady
  • 6. The Activist: The Council of Women
  • WIDOWS
  • 1. From The Christian Widow
  • 2. Berta Heyen: An Obituary for a Christian Widow
  • Chronology of Erasmus' Life
  • Further Reading
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Z.

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