Erasmus was one of the most widely read and controversial authors of the
early modern period, inspiring a broad range of reader reactions. The
present volume addresses various aspects of Erasmus's reception, including
how the author's name was sometimes used to bolster decidedly "un-Erasmian"
ideals.

Karl Enenkel is Professor of Medieval Latin and Neo-Latin at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Germany). Previously he was Professor of Neo-Latin at the University of Leiden (Netherlands). He has published widely on international Humanism, early modern organisation of knowledge, literary genres 1300-1600, and emblem studies.