Triumph and tragedy of Erasmus of Rotterdam. Zweig S.

Many readers of Zweig are associated primarily with love novelty. In reality, he was one of the authors who stood at the origins of the genre of artistic biography in our time, turning dry historical names and facts into the narrative of real, living people.

Hero of the book, Rotterdam's erazm, especially close to the Cweig. Being a “man of the Renaissance” in the full sense of the word, he opposed any violence and wars.

The illegitimate poor orphan achieved only his own mind and talent, became the largest philosopher, scientist, translator from ancient languages, wrote “” Praise of stupidity ” -“ International Superbestseller of the Renaissance. ”

Erasmus was the greatest humanist, the whole Reformation actually came out of his works, and the most powerful sovereigns of Europe were looking for friendship with him...