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Praise of Folly (Penguin Classics)
| Author: |
Erasmus |
| Binding: |
Paperback
|
| List Price: | $23.00 |
| Our Price: | $3.71 $3.04 CAD |
| Qty Avail: | 0 |
| ISBN: | 9780140446081 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books |
| Language: | English |
| Page Count: | 188 |
| Publication Date: | 3/1/1994 |
| Size: | 7.73" l x 5.02" w x 0.58" |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Category | Subject |
|---|---|
| Literary Collections | Essays |
Erasmus of Rotterdam (c.1469-1536) was the greatest of the Renaissance humanists. Praise of Folly, first published in 1511, is both his best-known work and the best introduction to his thought. Although Erasmus claimed it was written in a week to amuse Sir Thomas More, the dazzling display of playful paradoxes and learned high spirits cannot disguise a far deeper purpose. Folly starts by criticizing everything her creator held dear, and celebrating youth, pleasure, drunkeness and the dizzying sexual desires that created us all. Later sections examine human pretensions, foibles and frailties, mock theologians and monks, and praise the 'folly' of simple Christian piety. Erasmus's wit, wisdom and mastery of tone made the book an instant but controversial success; the Letter to Maarten van Dorp, a lively defense of his ideas and methods, is also included here. Betty Radice's superb translation, and A.H.T. Levi's fine Introduction and notes have all been updated to take account of the latest research. Together, they make vividly accessible one of the masterpieces of the sixteenth century.
