| In Praise of Folly Contributor(s): Erasmus (Author), Bridges, Horace (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1432608290 ISBN-13: 9781432608293 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $42.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2004 Annotation: 1925. Also the pictures of Holbein etched in the author's time, to which are added Mr. Angarola's conception of the period and drawings by way of contemporary comment by Gene Markey. The Praise of Folly is the best known work of the greatest of the renaissance humanists, Erasmus of Rotterdam. Originally meant for private circulation, it scourges the abuses and follies of the various classes of society, especially of the Church. It is a deliberate attempt to discredit the Church and its satire and stinging comment on ecclesiastical conditions are not intended as a healing medicine but a deadly blow. It ends with a straightforward and touching statement of the Christian ideals which Erasmus shared notably with his English friends, John Colet and Thomas More. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Religion | Christianity - Literature & The Arts - Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice - Worship & Liturgy |
| Dewey: 873.04 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.23 lbs) 264 pages |
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