Buy this book
"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.
Buy this book
Previews available in: English German French
Subjects
Aspectos religiosos, Bibliography, Catalogs, Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern), Christianity, Cristianismo, Death, Early works to 1800, English Sermons, Folie, Folly, Insensatez, Obras anteriores a 1800, Religious aspects of Folly, Translations into German, Lof der zotheid (Erasmus), Translations into English, Psychoses, Religious literature, Christian ethics, Christian literature, Doctrinal Theology, History, Satire, latin, Philosophers, correspondence, Religious aspectsPeople
Desiderius Erasmus (d. 1536), Hans Holbein (1497-1543), Martin Luther (1483-1546), Martinus Dorpius (1485-1525), Thomas More Sir, Saint (1478-1535)Times
16th centuryShowing 11 featured editions. View all 206 editions?
Book Details
Published in
London
Edition Notes
Titlepage in red and black.
Microfilm. Woodbridge, CT Research Publications, Inc., 1997 1 reel ; 35mm. (The Eighteenth Century ; reel 9706, no.04).
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?History
- Created October 16, 2008
- 5 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
August 9, 2012 | Edited by VacuumBot | Updated format '[microform] :' to 'Microform'; cleaned up pagination; Removed author from Edition (author found in Work) |
October 21, 2010 | Edited by WorkBot | merge works |
September 23, 2010 | Edited by WorkBot | merge works |
December 9, 2009 | Edited by WorkBot | link works |
October 16, 2008 | Created by ImportBot | Imported from bcl_marc MARC record. |