Table of Contents

I. The Court of Manuel I.- II. The Diplomat.- III. Gois’s Intellectual and Spiritual Development.- IV. Damião de Gois and the Arts.- V. Gois and the Diplomatic Community.- VI. Erasmus and Damiao de Gois.- VII. Italy (1534–1538).- VIII. Louvain (1538–1544).- IX. Damiao de Gois’s Humanist Thinking.- X. Humanism in Portugal under King John III (1521–1557).- XI. Damiao de Gois’s Contribution to Historiography.- XII. Trial and Death.- Epilogue.- Author Index.- Name Index.