The praise of folly and other writings
a new translation with critical commentary
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Presents a selection of writings by sixteenth-century Dutch theologian Desiderius Erasmus, including "The Praise of Folly," an ironic speech by the pagan goddess Folly in praise of herself, and includes critical essays.
FollyIntellectual lifeTranslations into EnglishCriticism and interpretationHumanistsSourcesEarly works to 1800Erasmus, desiderius, -1536Translations into englisherasmus, desiderius , -1536Criticism and interpretationerasmus, desiderius , -1536Latin literature, medieval and modern--translations into englishLatin literature, medieval and modern--netherlands--translations into english