Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS iv
3. PREFACE vi
4. I. CHILDHOOD AND EARLY YOUTH, 1466-88 1
5. II. IN THE MONASTERY, 1488-95 10
6. III. THE UNIVERSITY OF PARIS, I495-9 20
7. IV. FIRST STAY IN ENGLAND, 1499 - 1500 29
8. V. ERASMUS AS A HUMANIST 39
9. VI. THEOLOGICAL ASPIRATIONS, 15OI 47
10. VII.YEARS OF TROUBLE LOUVAIN, PARIS, ENGLAND, 1502-6 55
11. VIII. IN ITALY, 1506-9 62
12. IX. THE PRAISE OP FOLLY 69
13. X. THIRD STAY IN ENGLAND, 1509-14 79
14. XI. A LIGHT OF THEOLOGY, 1514-16 87
15. XII. ERASMUS'S MIND 100
16. XIII. ERASMUS'S MIND (continued) 109
17. XIV. ERASMUS'S CHARACTER 117
18. XV. AT LOUVAIN, 1517-18 130
19. XVI. FIRST YEARS OF THE REFORMATION 139
20. XVII. ERASMUS AT BASLE, I 5 2 I - 9 151
21. XVIII. CONTROVERSY WITH LUTHER AND GROWING CONSERVATISM, 1524-6 161
22. XIX. AT WAR WITH HUMANISTS AND REFORMERS, 1528-9 170
23. XX. LAST YEARS 179
24. XXI. CONCLUSION 188
25. SELECTED LETTERS OF ERASMUS 195
26. List of Illustrations/ Index of Names 255
27. Backmatter 299