The Mimesis of marriage: dialogue and intimacy of Eramus's matrimonial writings.
Erasmus's writings on marriage, such as the Praise of Marriage, the Institution of CHristian Marriage, and several of the Colloquies, have long be studied from a social-intellectual perspective that focuses on their role within theological debates of the time. This article proposes a different approach by stressing the literary and rhetorical aspects by which these texts seek to influence a reader in his or her "matrimonial praxis." Through the combination of an effective rhetoric of intimacy with the characteristics of literary dialogue, Eramus creates a mimetic discourse aimed at conveying models of conjugal life to be imitated by future readers.
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D049691:History, Medieval; D008393:Marriage / Q000266:history*; D009426:Netherlands; D010684:Philosophy / Q000266:history*; D012067:Religion / Q000266:history*