ERASMUS OF ROTTERDAM: LAUS STULTITIAE BETWEEN HEDONIST LUXURY AND CHRISTIAN SIMPLICITY
ERASMUS OF ROTTERDAM: LAUS STULTITIAE BETWEEN HEDONIST LUXURY AND CHRISTIAN SIMPLICITY
Author(s): Adriana CîteiaSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Renaissance Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: enkomion; madness; mythology; happiness; liberty;
Summary/Abstract: Erasmus in Rotterdam analyze the forms of self-exploration and the need of a subjective pantheon, capable of replacing the classical mythology and the Christian one. The trickster goddess of Madness from the Erasmi enkomion is an ephemeral god of private happiness. The individual assumes the liberty of reconstructing his interior space.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 12
- Page Range: 228-236
- Page Count: 9
- Language: Romanian
