De Lof der Zotheid by Desiderius Erasmus
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"De Lof der Zotheid" by Desiderius Erasmus is a satirical work written in 1509. The goddess Folly delivers a speech praising herself and her gifts to humanity. She claims fools are happy and cheerful, while the wise are miserable and somber. Through Folly's voice, Erasmus critiques theologians, clergy, princes, and the Roman Catholic Church. The work explores the contrast between foolishness and wisdom, suggesting that human happiness depends more on pleasant delusion
than rational thought. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Erasmus, Desiderius, 1469-1536 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543 |
| Translator | Kan, J. B. |
| Uniform Title | Moriae encomium. Dutch |
| Title | De Lof der Zotheid |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lof_der_zotheid |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Praise_of_Folly |
| Credits |
Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/ |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 63.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | Dutch |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Folly -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 27846 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-27846-9 |
| Release Date | Jan 20, 2009 |
| Last Update | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1723 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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