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OverviewDespite comparisons between Erasmus and Voltaire having become common-place in the course of the nineteenth century, this is the first full study to bring them together in their careers, their works, and their historic afterlives. Each was a force for change in his time and thus ranks among the masters of modern liberalism. Beginning with the continuities between the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, award-winning scholar Ricardo J. Quinones joins Erasmus and Voltaire as voices of moderation and reason that remain capable of addressing the philosophical crises of twentieth-century thought. A companion piece to Dualisms, Quinones' 2007 book, Erasmus and Voltaire differs in method: where its predecessor looked to inveterate, unyielding differences, this new work looks to similarities. In delving beneath the obvious differences between these two intellectual giants, Quinones uncovers the great practical and spiritual vocations that unite them. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ricardo J. QuinonesPublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Edition: 19th Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.90cm Weight: 0.500kg ISBN: 9781442640542ISBN 10: 1442640545 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 30 January 2010 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Language: English & French Table of ContentsPreface List of Abbreviations Introduction Career Episodes 1 Names for Bastards 2 England, always England Works: Children of a Fortunate Hour 3 Erasmus's Letter to van Dorp and Voltaire's Letter to Rousseau 4 Works Finding Their Ways 5 The Survivors: Praise of Folly and Candide Dualisms 6 Never a Peace: 'Thus always Cain or Abel' Epilogue: Recurrence and Recognition Endnotes Works Cited IndexReviews'Quinones's book is a superb piece of work that will appeal not only to scholars but also to the learned general reader. Juxtaposing the lives and writings of Erasmus and Voltaire, Quinones makes good on his claim that comparison brings an added dimension to entities by drawing them into a new web of relationships. '[Quinones's] comparisons are subtle and nuanced, and his methodology sound. He rigorously ties psychological readings to text-critical analyses and has an admirable grasp of the mentalite of the two movements, humanism and Enlightenment, represented by the protagonists ... The book has many commendable features. It showcases the author's erudition and his impressively broad reading. It offers original and insightful interpretations of the writings of Erasmus and Voltaire and argues them convincingly.' -- Erika Rummel, Renaissance Quarterly, Fall 2010 (63:03:10) Author InformationRicardo J. Quinones is a professor emeritus in the Department of English at Claremont McKenna College. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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