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In Praise of Folly / Illustrated with Many Curious Cuts — Desiderius Erasmus

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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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. IN PRAISE OF FOLLY
  2. Illustrated with many curious CUTS, Designed, Drawn, and Etched
  3. LONDON: REEVES & TURNER, 196, STRAND, W.C. 1876.
  4. List of Illustrations
  5. THE LIFE OF ERASMUS.
  6. Sir THOMAS MORE.
  7. On the Argument and Design of the following Oration.
  8. ERASMUS's Praise of FOLLY.
  9. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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