The Praise of Folly
Title | The Praise of Folly PDF eBook |
Author | Desiderius Erasmus |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 220 |
Release | 1913 |
Genre | Folly |
ISBN |
... In Praise of Folly
Title | ... In Praise of Folly PDF eBook |
Author | Desiderius Erasmus |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 278 |
Release | 1924 |
Genre | Folly |
ISBN |
Praise of Folly
Title | Praise of Folly PDF eBook |
Author | Desiderius Erasmus |
Publisher | Alma Classics |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013-09-12 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9781847493248 |
The goddess Folly gives a speech, praising herself and explaining how much humanity benefits from her services, from politicians to philosophers, aristocrats, schoolteachers, poets, lawyers, theologians, monarchs and the clergy. At the same time, her discourse provides a satire of Erasmus's world, poking fun at false pedantry and the aberrations of Christianity. Woven throughout her monologue, a thread of irony calls into question the goddess's own words, in which ambiguities, allusions and interpretations collide in a way that makes Praise of Folly enduringly fascinating.
Moriæ Encomium : Or, A Panegyrick Upon Folly
Title | Moriæ Encomium : Or, A Panegyrick Upon Folly PDF eBook |
Author | Desiderius Erasmus |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 290 |
Release | 1709 |
Genre | Folly |
ISBN |
Erasmus
Title | Erasmus PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Andrew Screech |
Publisher | Puffin Books |
Total Pages | 296 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Humor |
ISBN |
19/8/87--5000X89PX$4.95/$5.95(6000X77P). B FORMAT.288PP.OFFSET.
The Praise of Folly
Title | The Praise of Folly PDF eBook |
Author | Desiderius Erasmus |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 226 |
Release | 1913 |
Genre | Folly |
ISBN |
The Praise of Folly
Title | The Praise of Folly PDF eBook |
Author | Desiderius Erasmus |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | 225 |
Release | 2015-06-09 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1400866081 |
Desiderius Erasmus (1466–1536) was a Dutch humanist, scholar, and social critic, and one of the most important figures of the Renaissance. The Praise of Folly is perhaps his best-known work. Originally written to amuse his friend Sir Thomas More, this satiric celebration of pleasure, youth, and intoxication irreverently pokes fun at the pieties of theologians and the foibles that make us all human, while ultimately reaffirming the value of Christian ideals. No other book displays quite so completely the transition from the medieval to the modern world, and Erasmus's wit, wisdom, and critical spirit have lost none of their timeliness today. This Princeton Classics edition of The Praise of Folly features a new foreword by Anthony Grafton that provides an essential introduction to this iridescent and enduring masterpiece.