Erasmus the Hero

January 12th, 1998

This hyperdocument is my first attempt at creating hypertext from the start. I intend to explain why I am so enamored of Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam. This will entail a series of essays written over the course of the next year.

Introduction Background information Formative Years (1469 - 1506) Adages Quotations Why I Don't Recommend that you Read Erasmus The Main Arguement A man who rose above his times Peacemaker The Courage to Be Alone Refutations Erasmus was not gay Erasmus was not anti-Semitic How bad can scholarship get? Older essays: Erasmus the Ludosophist Erasmus Rampant! The First Mass Entertainment Medium Nothing Ever Changes

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