Praise of Folly (Paperback, New ed)

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 savour 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.

General

Imprint:	Prometheus Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Great Minds
Release date:	May 1994
First published:	May 1994
Authors:	Desiderius Erasmus
Translators:	John Wilson
Dimensions:	215 x 140 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	196
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-87975-885-1
Subtitles:	Latin
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General
LSN:	0-87975-885-6
Barcode:	9780879758851

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