The Praise of Folly

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By:

Desiderius Erasmus

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Princeton Classics

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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

Author Biography:

Anthony Grafton is the Henry Putnam University Professor of History at Princeton University.

Release date Australia

June 9th, 2015

Author

Desiderius Erasmus

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Contributor

Foreword by Anthony Grafton

Edition

Revised edition

Pages

224

Series

Princeton Classics

Dimensions

140x216x23

ISBN-13

9780691165646

Product ID

22969246

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