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The Praise of Folly (Great Minds Series)

by Desiderius Erasmus

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In the tradition of "fool literature" produced by the ferment of new ideas that directly preceded the Protestant Reformation, Dutch priest, humanist, and scholar Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) composed The Praise of Folly in 1509. Under Folly's mask, Erasmus boldly attacked the abuses of church and state, and pilloried the faults of those he saw around him: idle superstition, pedantry, religious hypocrisy, and human foolishness. In this elegant translation from the Latin by John Wilson, the reader can savor a great work of satire, which, in the classical tradition, chastises human beings for their follies and excesses, not with a rod but with a smile.

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ISBN:

9780879758851

Translator:

Wilson, John E.

Author:

Wilson, John E.

Author:

Erasmus, Desiderius

Publisher:

Prometheus Books

Location:

Buffalo, N.Y. :

Subject:

General

Subject:

Philosophy

Subject:

Christianity

Subject:

Modern

Subject:

Poetry

Subject:

Folly

Subject:

Folly -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.

Subject:

History & Surveys - Modern

Subject:

Philosophy : General

Copyright:

1994

Edition Description:

Trade paper

Series:

Great Minds Series

Series Volume:

10546

Publication Date:

19940531

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

196

Dimensions:

8.48x5.35x.54 in. .56 lbs.

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