{"product_id":"the-renaissance-of-feeling-erasmus-and-emotion-paperback","title":"The Renaissance of Feeling: Erasmus and Emotion - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKirk Essary\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter N. Stearns\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSusan J. Matt\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering a re-reading of Erasmus's works, this book shows that emotion and affectivity were central to his writings. It argues that Erasmus's conception of emotion was highly complex and richly diverse by tracing how the Dutch humanist writes about emotion not only from different perspectives-theological, philosophical, literary, rhetorical, medical-but also in different genres. In doing so, this book suggests, Erasmus provided a distinctive, if not unique, Christian humanist emotional style. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDemonstrating that Erasmus consulted multiple intellectual traditions and previous works in his thoughts on affectivity, \u003ci\u003e The Renaissance of Feeling\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on how understanding emotions in late medieval and early modern Europe was a multi-disciplinary affair for humanist scholars. It argues that the rediscovery and proliferation ancient texts during the so-called renaissance resulted in shifting perspectives on how emotions were described and understood, and on their significance for Christian thought and practice. The book shows how the very availability of source material, coupled with humanists' eagerness to engage with multiple intellectual traditions gave rise to new understandings of feeling in the 16th century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEssary shows how Erasmus provides the clearest example of such an intellectual inheritance by examining his writings about emotion across much of his vast corpus, including literary and rhetorical works, theological treatises, textual commentaries, religious disputations, and letters. Considering the rich and diverse ways that Erasmus wrote about emotions and affectivity, this book provides a new lens to study his works and sheds light on how emotions were understood in early modern Europe.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirk Essary\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer of History and Classics at the University of Western Australia, and Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellent for the History of Emotions. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eErasmus and Calvin on the Foolishness of God\u003c\/i\u003e (2018) and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eBefore Emotion: The Language of Feeling \u003c\/i\u003e(2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45643846385766,"sku":"9781350269828","price":81.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/TJ4lp_YGvT9781350269828.webp?v=1779367827","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-renaissance-of-feeling-erasmus-and-emotion-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}