Erasmus on Women.
Rummel, Erika.
Erasmus on Women. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (260 pages)
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.
Erasmus on Womenoffers selections from Erasmus' manuals on marriage and widowhood, his rhetorical treatises, and the Colloquies.
9781442674561
Erasmus, Desiderius,--1536.
Woman (Philosophy).
Electronic books.
B785.E62 E737 1996
305.4
Erasmus on Women. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (260 pages)
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.
Erasmus on Womenoffers selections from Erasmus' manuals on marriage and widowhood, his rhetorical treatises, and the Colloquies.
9781442674561
Erasmus, Desiderius,--1536.
Woman (Philosophy).
Electronic books.
B785.E62 E737 1996
305.4