The Relationship between Mentor and Mentee in the French versions of Erasmus’ Colloquia Clément Marot and Nicolas Gueudeville

The Colloquia delighted and fascinated its translators because of its sophisticated approach to the shaping of the mind. Marot and Gueudeville retain this turn of mind in their intent never to convey too clear a teaching. The mentor’s role is not exclusively the author’s, as some characters assume this responsibility. The assessment of meaning becomes all the more challenging as the identity of the mentor keeps shifting, while the essence of mentorship tends to self-annihilation.