Bibliograph

Praise of folly ; and, Letter to Maarten Van Dorp, 1515, Desiderius Erasmus ; translated by Betty Radice ; with an introduction and notes by A.H.T. Levi

Type

Label

Praise of folly ; and, Letter to Maarten Van Dorp, 1515, Desiderius Erasmus ; translated by Betty Radice ; with an introduction and notes by A.H.T. Levi

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages lv-lvi) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Praise of folly ; and, Letter to Maarten Van Dorp, 1515

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

30809077

Responsibility statement

Desiderius Erasmus ; translated by Betty Radice ; with an introduction and notes by A.H.T. Levi

Series statement

Penguin classics

Summary

Erasmus of Rotterdam (c. 1469-1536) was the greatest of the Renaissance humanists. Praise of Folly, first published in 1511, is both his best-known work and the best introduction to his thought

Table Of Contents

Preface to the 1993 edition -- Introduction -- The importance of the Praise of Folly -- Erasmus, scholastics, humanists and reformers -- The Praise of Folly, Dorp and the spirituality of Erasmus -- Select Bibliography -- Praise of Folly -- Prefatory Letter -- Moriae encomium, that is the Praise of Folly -- Letter to Maarten Van Dorp, 1515 -- Index

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