In Praise of Folly / Illustrated with Many Curious Cuts
Desiderius Erasmus
Essays
Book language: English
105 pages
In Praise of Folly is a satirical essay by Desiderius Erasmus, spoken by the personification of Folly, who mockingly praises herself while exposing human vanity, scholarly pretension, and corruption. This illustrated edition includes Hans Holbein's curious cuts, a life of Erasmus, and his epistle to Sir Thomas More. It offers a witty, humane view of Renaissance thought.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
Frontispiece IN PRAISE OF FOLLY By Erasmus Illustrated with many curious CUTS, Designed, Drawn, and Etched By Hans Holbein WITH PORTRAIT, LIFE OF ERASMUS, AND HIS Epistle addressed to Sir Thomas More.
LONDON: REEVES & TURNER, 196, STRAND, W.C.
1876.
List of Illustrations
THE LIFE OF ERASMUS.
ERASMUS, so deservedly famous for his admirable writings, the vast extent of his learning, his great candour and moderation, and for being one of the chief restorers of the Latin tongue on this side the
Alps, was born at Rotterdam, on the 28th of October, in the year
1467. The anonymous author of his life commonly printed with his
Colloquies (of the London edition) is pleased to tell us that de anno quo natus est apud Batavos, non constat. And if he himself wrote the life
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