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Roma, Colombo
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Philosophy. Religion & Spirituality. Nonfiction. HTML: Erasmus of Rotterdam wrote the essay The Praise of Folly during a week at Sir Thomas More's estate in Bucklersbury. He later refined and extended the piece. In it he personifies Folly as a god, whose companions are likewise-personified sins and human weaknesses. His work criticizes the Catholic Church, and culminates in a statement of Christian ideals. Erasmus was a faithful Catholic, but his text is considered a catalyst to the Protestant movement..
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LibraryThing member Angelic55blonde
This is difficult to read because of the satire and the fact the Erasmus wrote a lot between the lines. It is a good read if you can get through it and a must-read for anyone who is an early modern historian or buff.
LibraryThing member gmillar
I tried. This is John Wilson's 1668 translation and I had trouble getting used to reading the useage. It's beautiful language but I still couldn't get going. As we change societally, we change our language. I got the gist of this book and I really like the concept but I am going to look for a
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LibraryThing member JVioland
Clever. A famous work of the Renaissance, it led to the questioning of absurd abuses of authority in the Church. Some say it laid the groundwork for the Reformation.
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Language
Original language
Latin
Original publication date
1509 (Original Latin)
1511
1668 (English: Wilson)
Other editions
Elogio della follia by Erasmo da Rotterdam (Paper Book)