Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus

Praise of Folly

Desiderius Erasmus with Roger Clarke (Translator)

311 pages first pub 1511 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy religion challenging dark medium-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

The goddess Folly gives a speech, praising herself and explaining how much humanity benefits from her services, from politicians to philosophers, aristocrats, schoolteachers, poets, lawyers, theologians, monarchs and the clergy. At the same time, ...

Read more

Community Reviews

Loading...

Content Warnings

Loading...