Title: The praise of folly and other writings
Subtitle: a new translation with critical commentary
Description: Presents a selection of writings by sixteenth-century Dutch theologian Desiderius Erasmus, including "The Praise of Folly," an ironic speech by the pagan goddess Folly in praise of herself, and includes critical essays.
Subjects: Folly, Intellectual life, Translations into English, Criticism and interpretation, Humanists, Sources, Early works to 1800, Erasmus, desiderius, -1536, Translations into englisherasmus, desiderius , -1536, Criticism and interpretationerasmus, desiderius , -1536, Latin literature, medieval and modern--translations into english, Latin literature, medieval and modern--netherlands--translations into english, Humanists--netherlands, Folly--early works to 1800, Pa8502.e5 a3 1989, 878/.0409, Humanisme (levensbeschouwing), Medieval and modern Latin literature
Places: Netherlands
People: Desiderius Erasmus (d. 1536)
Time periods: 16th century