Erasmi Opera Omnia, V-6
：Christiani Matrimonii Institutio, Vidua Christiana
( Volume 6 )
Publication subTitle ：Christiani Matrimonii Institutio, Vidua Christiana
Publication series ：Volume 6
Author： Weiler A. G.;Cytowska M.
Publisher： Elsevier Science
Publication year： 2008
E-ISBN: 9780080932248
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780444531346
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9780444531346
Subject： B503.91 Humanism
Language： ENG
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Description
A volume of the Opera Omnia of Erasmus series, this title is comprised of two separate treatise translated into one volume. First, The Institution of Christian Matrimony (Basel, 1526) which was dedicated to Catherine of Aragon. In this work, Erasmus deals with the religious, moral and physical aspects of marriage, also discussing Canon law. Conservative theologians challenged in particular his liberal views on divorce.
The second treatise, On the Christian Widow, was published in 1529, and in it Erasmus discusses not only Christian widowhood, but also virginity and marriage, dealing also with the education of women.
* Member of the long-running Opera Omnia series
* First critical edition of two important treatise by Erasmus
* Available for the first time in an annotated edition of the original latin text
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