In Praise of Folly
This sixteenth-century religious satire by a Renaissance critic and theologian is a masterpiece of humor and wise irony (Johan Huizinga, Dutch historian). At the onset of his hugely successful satire of medieval European society, Dutch scholar Desiderius Erasmus invokes the goddess Folly, daughter of Youth and Wealth, who was raised by Drunkenness and Ignorance. She's followed by idolatrous companions, including Self-love, Flattery, Pleasure, and Laziness. Through Folly's wry and humorous speech, Erasmus denounces the superstitions and nonsensical eccentricities of his contemporary theologians and churchmen, monastic life, and the condition…
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- ISBN: 978-1-5040-4122-5
- EAN: 9781504041225
- Produktnummer: 31918284
- Verlag: Open Road Media
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 105 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'365 KB
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Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, social critic, teacher, and theologian. A classical scholar who wrote in a pure Latin style, his most famous work is In Praise of Folly.
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