Download or read book Erasmus and the Middle Ages written by István Pieter Bejczy and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2001 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses Erasmus' view of the medieval past and his historical consciousness in general. It attempts to show a fault line between Erasmus' specific observations on the course of history and the basic assumptions of his Christian humanism.