Praise of Folly (Oneworld Classics S.)
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Oneworld Classics
Published: November 25, 2007
Language: eng; lat
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781847490100
Subjects: Other prose: 16th to 18th centuries; Literary Criticism; Philosophy; Hellenic languages; Classics; Fiction / Classics; Ancient and Classical; Ancient, Classical & Medieval; Early works to 1800; Folly
Description: A satire on the intrinsic vanity of the social order and an exhortation towards a humanistic Christianity, Erasmus's Praise of Folly--written in 1509 and put on the Index of forbidden books by the Council of Trent in 1559 after becoming the greatest literary success of the Humanistic Age-- is the towering achievement of one of the most brilliant minds of all time, and one of the most influential books ever written.