Readers of Erasmus: Humanism and the Reformation in Early Tudor England

This book explores the intellectual legacy of the Dutch scholar Desiderius Erasmus (c.1467-1536) in early modern England. Through a series of reader case studies, it shows how Erasmus’ reputation was reshaped by mass textual production, scholarly networks and religious change in the first half of the sixteenth century. Erasmus, it proposes, became a divisive figure among English humanists and a key agent of confessional thinking, despite his great popularity.
Readers of Erasmus offers a ne...