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9781602064607
Witty, influential work by one of the greatest scholars of the Renaissance satirizes the shortcomings of the upper classes and religious institutions. Required reading for humanities classes, this literary gem is ripe with vignettes and caricatures -- with Folly, a metaphor for stupidity, the centerpiece. Unabridged republication of the John Wilson translation.Erasmus, Desiderius is the author of 'In Praise of Folly', published 2007 under ISBN 9781602064607 and ISBN 1602064601.
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