This volume contains the first translation of Erasmus’ response to two of his fiercest Spanish critics.

Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536), a Dutch humanist, Catholic priest, and scholar, was one of the most influential Renaissance figures. A professor of divinity and Greek, Erasmus wrote, taught, and travelled, meeting with Europe’s foremost scholars. A prolific author, Erasmus wrote on both ecclesiastic and general human interest subjects.
Bloemedal Jan :

Jan Bloemendal is a senior researcher at the Huygens Institute and lecturer at Ruhr University Bochum.
Dalzell Alexander :

Alexander Dalzell was a professor emeritus of classics at the University of Toronto.
Rummel Erika :

Erika Rummel is a professor emerita in the Department of History at Wilfrid Laurier University.

Charles E. Fantazzi is the Thomas Harriot Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus of Classics and Great Books at East Carolina University.
Ryle Stephen :

Stephen Ryle was a lecturer in the department of classics at the University of Leeds.
Shantz Douglas A. :

Douglas H. Shantz is a professor emeritus of classics and religion at the University of Calgary.

"This meticulous translation lets one breathe the smoke of Erasmus’ 'Spanish War’ of the early 1520s and also seize the interest of its skirmishes and alarums for the social campaign that he was prosecuting in those years through his publication of New Testament texts, annotations, and paraphrases."

Mark Vessey, Principal of Green College and Professor of English Literature, University of British Columbia:

"This meticulous translation lets one breathe the smoke of Erasmus’ 'Spanish War’ of the early 1520s and also seize the interest of its skirmishes and alarums for the social campaign that he was prosecuting in those years through his publication of New Testament texts, annotations, and paraphrases."