RT Article
T1 Pierre Bayle’s Erasmus
JF Erasmus studies
VO 42
IS 1
SP 30
OP 59
A1 Regier, Willis Goth
LA English
PB Brill
YR 2022
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1795050675
AB Desiderius Erasmus (1466?-1536) and Pierre Bayle (1647–1706) are two of the most respected figures in the Republic of Letters. Their names are often joined due to similarities in their thinking and concerns, their ties to Rotterdam, their coincidental circumstances, and Bayle’s own praise of Erasmus. Bayle read Erasmus carefully, quoted him often, cited him more often still, and noted his flaws. This paper tracks Bayle’s explicit references to Erasmus in his journalism, books, and letters. It indicates what he read and what he apparently preferred among Erasmus’ writings. It observes Bayle’s rare ensemble of Erasmian affinities, his contributions to Erasmus scholarship, and his uses of Erasmus in his own work.
K1 Rotterdam
K1 Republic of Letters
K1 Adages
K1 Pierre Bayle
K1 Erasmus
DO 10.1163/18749275-04201003