Exploring the relationship between critical reading and creative imitation of the works of Erasmus by Montaigne, Rabelais, and Marot, this work utilizes Erasmus's exegetical writings and his "Colloquies" in order to demonstrate the form of his influence.

Exploring the relationship between critical reading and creative imitation of the works of Erasmus by Montaigne, Rabelais, and Marot, this work utilizes Erasmus's exegetical writings and his "Colloquies" in order to demonstrate how religious, ethical, and moral problems were treated in remarkably similar ways by Erasmus, Montaigne, Rabelais, and Marot. In addition to introductory and concluding chapters, the work contains three chapters which explore the creative imitation of Erasmus's work by these three writers.