Collected Works of Erasmus : Adages: III Iv 1 to IV Ii 100, Volume 35

This fifth of seven volumes on the Adages continues from where the Collected Works of Erasmus volume 34 left off and includes 900 more adages from III iv 1 to IV ii 100. The aim of the Adages volumes in the CWE is to provide a fully annotated, accurate, and readable English version of the more than 4000 adages gathered, and commented on by Erasmus, sometimes in a few lines and sometimes in full-scale essays. Following in the tradition of meticulous scholarship for which the Collected Works of Erasmus is widely known, the notes to this volume identify the classical sources and illustrate how Erasmus' reading and thinking developed over twenty-five years, a period spanned by eight revisions of the first edition of the work which appeared in 1508 and won immediate acclaim. Many of the proverbs cited by Erasmus are still in use today. Volume 35 of the Collected Works of Erasmus series. Contents 7 Editor’s Preface 9 Translator’s Preface 11 Adages III iv i to IV ii 100 15 1. Chamaeleonte mutabilior / As changeable as a chameleon–100. Bene sit / May it be for the best 15 1– 100 Canes timidi vehementius latrant Nervous dogs bark louder 190 1. Non probantis / For a dissenter–100 Praematura mors Early death 294 1. Alia dantur, alia negantur / Some things are given, some are denied– 100. Munus exiguum, sed opportunum / A small gift, but a timely one 330 1. Quo transgressus etc. / Where have I transgressed, etc? –100. Tibicines mente capti / The delirium of flute-players 368 1. Dulce bellum inexpertis / War is a treat for those who have not tried it– 100. Odi puerulos, praecoci sapientia / I hate striplings who are precociously wise 411 1 Δούρεις ἵππος / A wooden horse –100. Etiam quercus bacchatur Even the oak dances for Bacchus 514 Works Frequently Cited 564 Table of Adages 567