Book 1989

The praise of folly and other writings

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Publisher: Norton
Language: English
Published: 1989

Folly
Intellectual life
Translations into English
Criticism and interpretation
Humanists
Sources
Humanists--netherlands
Humanisme (levensbeschouwing)

Presents a selection of writings by sixteenth-century Dutch theologian Desiderius Erasmus, including "The Praise of Folly," an ironic speech by the pagan goddess Folly in praise of herself, and includes critical essays.