Praise of Folly - Newly Translated and Annotated - Also included Pope Julius Barred from Heaven, 'Epigram against Pope Julius II' and a selection of his Adages (Paperback, Annotated Ed)

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.

General

Imprint:	Alma Classics
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Evergreens
Release date:	August 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	Desiderius Erasmus
Translators:	Roger Clarke
Dimensions:	198 x 128 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
Edition:	Annotated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-84749-324-8
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Latin
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > General Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction
LSN:	1-84749-324-6
Barcode:	9781847493248

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