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245 14 a| The praise of follyh| [electronic resource] /c| by Desiderius Erasmus ; translated from the Latin, with an essay & commentary by Hoyt Hopewell Hudson ; with a new foreword by Anthony Grafton.;

250 a| First Princeton Classics edition.;

260 a| Princeton :b| Princeton University Press,c| 2015.;

300 a| liv, 165 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 22 cm.;

490 1 a| Princeton classics;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-153) and index.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) was a Dutch humanist, scholar, and social critic, and one of the most important figures of the Renaissance. The Praise of Folly is perhaps his best-known work. Originally written to amuse his friend Sir Thomas More, this satiric celebration of pleasure, youth, and intoxication irreverently pokes fun at the pieties of theologians and the foibles that make us all human, while ultimately reaffirming the value of Christian ideals. No other book displays quite so completely the transition from the medieval to the modern world, and Erasmus's wit, wisdom, and critical spirit have lost none of their timeliness today."--Publisher's description.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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700 1 a| Grafton, Anthonyq| (Anthony Thomas),d| 1950-?| UNAUTHORIZED;

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The praise of folly / by Desiderius Erasmus ; translated from the Latin, with an essay & commentary by Hoyt Hopewell Hudson ; with a new foreword by Anthony Grafton.

Author/creator	Erasmus, Desiderius
Other author	Hudson, Hoyt H. (Hoyt Hopewell), 1863-1944.
Other author	Grafton, Anthony (Anthony Thomas), 1950-
Format	Electronic
Edition	First Princeton Classics edition.
Publication Info	Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2015.
Description	liv, 165 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Folly--Early works to 1800. Folly--Religious aspects. --Christianity.

Uniform title	Moriae encomium. English
Series	Princeton classics Princeton classics. ^A1257603
Abstract	"Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) was a Dutch humanist, scholar, and social critic, and one of the most important figures of the Renaissance. The Praise of Folly is perhaps his best-known work. Originally written to amuse his friend Sir Thomas More, this satiric celebration of pleasure, youth, and intoxication irreverently pokes fun at the pieties of theologians and the foibles that make us all human, while ultimately reaffirming the value of Christian ideals. No other book displays quite so completely the transition from the medieval to the modern world, and Erasmus's wit, wisdom, and critical spirit have lost none of their timeliness today."--Publisher's description.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-153) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2015930404
ISBN	0691165645 (paperback)
ISBN	9780691165646 (paperback)

The praise of folly / by Desiderius Erasmus ; translated from the Latin, with an essay & commentary by Hoyt Hopewell Hudson ; with a new foreword by Anthony Grafton.

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