The praise of Folly / by Desiderius Erasmus ; translated from the Latin, with an Essay & Commentary, by Hoyt Hopewell Hudson ; with a new foreword by Anthony Grafton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Erasmus, Desiderius, author.

Grafton, Anthony, author of introduction, etc.

Contributor:

Hudson, Hoyt Hopewell, translator.

Series:

Princeton Classics

Princeton Classics ; 16

Standardized Title:

Moriae encomium. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folly--Early works to 1800.

Folly.

Folly--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

First Princeton paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey ; Oxfordshire, [England] : Princeton University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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 theologians and the foibles that make us all human, while ultimately reaffirming the value of Christian ideals. No other book displays quite so completely the transition from the medieval to the modern world, and Erasmus's wit, wisdom, and critical spirit have lost none of their timeliness today.This Princeton Classics edition of The Praise of Folly features a new foreword by Anthony Grafton that provides an essential introduction to this iridescent and enduring masterpiece.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

A Prelude to The Praise of Folly. FOREWORD TO THE PRINCETON CLASSICS EDITION

Acknowledgments

The Folly of Erasmus

Preface: Desiderius Erasmus to his friend thomas more

Moriae encomium, that is, the praise of folly

Analysis

Notes

Index of Proper Names

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-691-16564-5

OCLC:

910983548