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This witty, influential work by one of the greatest scholars of the Renaissance satirises the shortcomings of the upper classes and religious institutions. This literary gem is ripe with vignettes and caricatures, with Folly, a metaphor for stupidity, the centerpiece.Erasmus, Desiderius is the author of 'In Praise of Folly', published 2003 under ISBN 9780486426891 and ISBN 0486426890.
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