In Praise of Folly (Paperback, New edition)


Witty, influential work by one of the greatest scholars of the Renaissance satirizes the shortcomings of the upper classes and religious institutions. Required reading for humanities classes, this literary gem is ripe with vignettes and caricatures -- with Folly, a metaphor for stupidity, the centerpiece. Unabridged republication of the John Wilson translation.

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Witty, influential work by one of the greatest scholars of the Renaissance satirizes the shortcomings of the upper classes and religious institutions. Required reading for humanities classes, this literary gem is ripe with vignettes and caricatures -- with Folly, a metaphor for stupidity, the centerpiece. Unabridged republication of the John Wilson translation.

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General

Imprint

Dover Publications Inc.

Country of origin

United States

Series

Thrift Editions

Release date

February 2003

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First published

February 2003

Authors

Dimensions

209 x 131 x 6mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

71

Edition

New edition

ISBN-13

978-0-486-42689-1

Barcode

9780486426891

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LSN

0-486-42689-0



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