Opera Omnia Desiderii Erasmi – Erasmus, Opera OmniaIV-5B- IV-5B Ordinis quarti tomus quintus B

This work provides a commented critical edition of Erasmus’s Apophthegmata (books V–VIII), the most successful early modern collection of memorable sayings and anecdotes. The substantial introduction analyses the genre of apophthegmata in antiquity, and the genesis, composition, sources and particularities of Erasmus’s work.