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February 2, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Erasmus’ Translations of Plutarch’s "Moralia" and the "Ascensian" 'editio princeps' of ca. 1513

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JMJorge Ledo Martínez

Key Points

  • To clarify the timeline and context of Erasmus’ translations of Plutarch's Moralia within its editorial history.
  • Analyzed Erasmus' correspondence related to his translations
  • Examined historical publishing records of the Moralia
  • Compared known editions and printing dates
  • Erasmus' translations predate the known publication by Johannes Froben in August 1514
  • Badius published these translations as an editio princeps before Froben
  • Provides new understanding of Erasmus' role in the dissemination of classical texts

Abstract

The role of Erasmus as a disseminator of Plutarch’s Moralia has been frequently studied. As far as the editorial history of the Moralia is concerned, Erasmus, who had served as an assistant to Demetrius Ducas on the Aldine edition of 1509, began to translate the opuscula in Cambridge. Until now, these translations were thought to have been published for the first time in a single volume by Johannes Froben in Basel (August 1514). This article proves that not only did Erasmus send his translations to Badius, but that the latter printed them before Froben, in a hitherto unknown editio princeps.

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Jorge Ledo Martínez (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6980fcfcc1c9540dea80ec9ehttps://doi.org/10.2143/hlo.68.2.3292331
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