{"product_id":"the-unfolding-of-words-judith-rice-henderson-9781487565251","title":"The Unfolding of Words: Commentary in the Age of Erasmus","description":"\u003cp\u003eLeading sixteenth-century scholars such as Martin Luther and Desiderius Erasmus used print technology to engage in dialogue and debate with authoritative contemporary texts. By what Juan Luis Vives termed 'the unfolding of words, ' these humanists gave old works new meanings in brief notes and extensive commentaries, full paraphrases, or translations. This critique challenged the Middle Ages' deference to authors and authorship and resulted in some of the most original thought - and most violent controversy - of the Renaissance and Reformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Unfolding of Words\u003c\/em\u003e brings together international scholarship to explore crucial changes in writers' interactions with religious and classical texts. This collection focuses particularly on commentaries by Erasmus, contextualizing his\u003cem\u003e Annotations and Paraphrases on the New Testament\u003c\/em\u003e against broader currents and works by such contemporaries as François Rabelais and Jodocus Badius. \u003cem\u003eThe Unfolding of Words\u003c\/em\u003e tracks humanist explorations of the possibilities of the page that led to the modern dictionary, encyclopedia, and scholarly edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Judith Rice Henderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487565259\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487565251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Judith Rice Henderson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217392546047,"sku":"9781487565251","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e377f84e-8c17-4d38-bf36-11b74a67c71c.jpg?v=1771996940","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-unfolding-of-words-judith-rice-henderson-9781487565251","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}