The praise of folly
By: Desiderius Erasmus ; translated with an introduction and commentary by Clarence H. Miller ; afterword by William H. Gass.
Contributors: Miller, Clarence H.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Yale Nota bene
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New Haven, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9780300097344
Subjects: Folly -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
Work titles: Moriae encomium.
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. xxvii-xxxi) and index.

Translated from the Latin.
Table of contents: title: Introduction.; title: Bibliography and abbreviations.; title: A note on the text, the footnotes, and Erasmus' revisions.; title: Erasmus' prefatory letter to Thomas More.; title: The praise of folly.; title: Erasmus' letter to Martin Dorp (1514); title: An afterword to The praise of folly / William H. Gass.