Conference: The Reception of Classical Antiquity in Erasmus and the Northern Renaissance

The conference aims to revitalize the dialogue on various aspects (philological, historical, cultural, conceptual) of the reception of Greco-Roman antiquity in the rich and diverse oeuvre of Erasmus of Rotterdam and other prominent humanists of the Northern Renaissance.

Session 1 lays out the broader picture of the reception of the Classics in Renaissance Humanism by discussing some of its most controversial and oft debated aspects (methodological, cultural, ideological). Session 2 investigates how a wide circle of humanists, including Erasmus, incorporated and reworked a variety of elements from classical antiquity in their oeuvre (ranging from the formal/linguistic to the conceptual and the thematic), and the cultural tendencies or tensions such practices reflect. Session 3 zooms in on particular writings of Erasmus and their versatile dialogue with emblematic classical authors (such as Homer, Plutarch, and Lucian) and trends of thought; an examination that sheds fresh light on the interpretation of both the ancient works in question and Erasmus’ broader outlook and contribution.

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You can join us on zoom as well: https://eur-nl.zoom.us/j/94715214310