ENGLISHLATIN

Praise of folly

By Erasmus , Desiderius; Grafton , Anthony; Hudson , Hoyt Hopewell

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2015
ISBN
0691165645, 978-0-691-16564-6, 9781400866083, 1400866081
Language
englishlatin
Format
PDF
Filesize
20 MB (21475377 bytes)
Series
Princeton classics
Edition
Updated edition with a New foreword by Anthony Grafton
Pages
224\225
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
RELIGION / Christian Church / Growth RELIGION / In

Description

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.

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