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HoP 419 - Write Till Your Ink Be Dry - Humanism in Britain

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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The Influence of Erasmus on English Humanism

Englishmen traveled to Italy to study with Guarino Veronese. John Collette disseminated ideas of Florentine Platonism in his lectures on theology at Oxford. The most powerful influence came from the Dutch scholar Erasmus, says Julian Zelizer. Under Henry VIII, works by Erasmus were translated into English and used for education.

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