The Praise of Folly - Couverture souple

Erasmus, Desiderius

 
9780691165646: The Praise of Folly
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0691165645 ISBN 13 : 9780691165646
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2015

Synopsis

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.

This Princeton Classics edition of The Praise of Folly features a new foreword by Anthony Grafton that provides an essential introduction to this iridescent and enduring masterpiece.

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À propos de l?auteur

Anthony Grafton is the Henry Putnam University Professor of History at Princeton University.

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Éditeur
Princeton University Press
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0691165645
ISBN 13 
9780691165646
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
224
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