Erasmus' Uncollected Adages.

Erasmus numbered 4151 adages in his last and largest Adagiorum Chiliades (1536). More adages appear in his Prolegomena (e.g., "light as a feather," "bright as the sun") and hundreds more are cited in his commentaries and dedicatory epistles (e.g., "Time shows who truly loves," "Never think friendly...

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Published in:Erasmus Studies (2451-9723) Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 62 - 80
Main Author: Regier, Willis Goth
Format: Article
Published: Brill Academic Publishers 2021
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