Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus

Praise of Folly

Desiderius Erasmus with Betty Radice (Translator), Betty Radice (Translator)

256 pages first pub 1511 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy religion challenging dark medium-paced
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Erasmus of Rotterdam (c. 1466-1536) is one of the greatest figures of the Renaissance humanist movement, which abandoned medieval pieties in favour of a rich new vision of the individual's potential. Praise of Folly, written to amuse his friend Si...

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