An edition of Moriæ Encomium (1515)

The praise of folly

by Desiderius Erasmus

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An edition of Moriæ Encomium (1515)

The praise of folly

by Desiderius Erasmus

★★★★ 4.0 (6 ratings)
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"First published in Paris in 1511, The Praise of Folly enjoyed enormous and highly controversial success from the author's lifetime down to our own day. The Praise of Folly has no rival, except perhaps Thomas More's Utopia, as the most intense and lively presentation of the literary, social, and theological aims and methods of Northern Humanism. Clarence H. Miller's highly praised translation of The Praise of Folly, based on the definitive Latin text, echoes Erasmus' own lively style while retaining the nuances of the original text. In his Introduction, Miller places the work in the context of Erasmus as humanist and theologian. In a new Afterword, William H. Gass playfully considers the meaning, or meanings, of folly and offers fresh insights into one of the great books of Western literature."--BOOK JACKET.

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1979

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Yale University Press

Language

English

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184

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01 Eloge de la folie 2006, Mille et une nuits in French 2842059778 9782842059774	cccc Borrow Listen Locate
02 Eloge de la folie 1995, Slatkine in French 2051014116 9782051014113	cccc Borrow Listen Locate
03 The praise of folly 1979, Yale University Press in English 0300022794 9780300022797	aaaa Borrow Listen Locate
04 Praise of folly: with a short life of the author by Hendrik Willem Van Loon of Rotterdam who also illus. the book. 1942, Black in English	cccc Borrow Listen Locate
05 The praise of folly 1942, Published for the Classics Club by W. J. Black in English	cccc Borrow Listen Locate
06 Eloge de la folie: nouvellement traduit du latin d'Erasme 1780, Imprimé avec des caracteres de G. Haas, Chez J.J. Thurneysen, le jeune in French	bbbb Read Listen Locate
07 L'eloge de la folie 1761, Aux depens de la Sagesse in French and Latin	bbbb Read Listen Locate
08 L'Eloge de la Folie: composé en forme déclamation 1728, chez François L'Honoré in French - Nouvelle edition ... --	bbbb Read Listen Locate
09 Moriæ encomium: or, A panegyrick upon folly. 1709, Printed, and sold by J. Woodward, in Threadneedle street in English and Latin	bbbb Read Listen Locate
10 The praise of folie = Moriae encomium 1557, In the house of Thomas Berthelet [by Thomas Powell] ... in English	bbbb Read Listen Locate