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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, her discourse provides a satire of Erasmus's world, poking fun at false pedantry and the aberrations of Christianity. Woven throughout her monologue, a thread of irony calls into question the goddess's own words, in which ambiguities, allusions and interpretations collide in a way that makes Praise of Folly enduringly fascinating.
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Praise of Folly and Pope Julius Barred from Heaven, Erasmus Rotterdamský
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- Released
- 2018
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Erasmus Rotterdamský
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Released
- 2018
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN10
- 1847493246
- ISBN13
- 9781847493248
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction
- First published
- 1509
- Original title
- Desiderius Erasmus: Laus Stultitiae
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
- 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, her discourse provides a satire of Erasmus's world, poking fun at false pedantry and the aberrations of Christianity. Woven throughout her monologue, a thread of irony calls into question the goddess's own words, in which ambiguities, allusions and interpretations collide in a way that makes Praise of Folly enduringly fascinating.