| Description |
lvi, 188 p. ; 20 cm. |
| Series |
Penguin classics |
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Penguin classics.
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| Note |
"Introduction and notes have been brought up to date ... the translation was revised"--P. [x]. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. lv-lvi) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface to the 1993 edition -- Introduction -- The importance of the Praise of Folly -- Erasmus, scholastics, humanists and reformers -- The Praise of Folly, Dorp and the spirituality of Erasmus -- Select Bibliography -- Praise of Folly -- Prefatory Letter -- Moriae encomium, that is the Praise of Folly -- Letter to Maarten Van Dorp, 1515 -- Index. |
| Subject |
Folly -- Early works to 1800.
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Folly -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536 -- Translations into English.
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| Indexed Term |
Latin prose |
| Added Author |
Radice, Betty.
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Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536.
Letter to Martin Dorp.
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| Added Title |
Praise of folly |
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Letter to Maarten Van Dorp |
| ISBN |
0140446087 (pbk.) |
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9780140446081 (pbk.) |
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