Desiderius Erasmus

Praise of Folly

Übersetzer: Radice, Betty

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Erasmus ranges from light-hearted jibes to vehement denunciation of the theologians and churchmen, monastic life and the condition of the Church, and then seriously expounds the virtues of the Christian way of life. This work is one of the best satirical classics of the Renaissance.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. November 1993
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 128mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 196g
• ISBN-13: 9780140446081
• ISBN-10: 0140446087
• Artikelnr.: 22078941

Autorenporträt

Desiderius Erasmus; Translated by Betty Radice; Introduction by and Notes by A. H. T. Levi

Inhaltsangabe

Praise of Folly Preface to the 1993 Edition
Introduction
1. The importance of the Praise of Folly
2. Erasmus, scholastics, humanists and reformers
3. The Praise of Folly, Dorp and the spirituality of Erasmus
Select Bibliography
Praise of Folly
Prefatory Letter
Moriae Encomium, that is, the Praise of Folly
Letter to Maarten Van Dorp, 1515
Index

Rezensionen

Erasmus searched for reconciliation between Faith and Reason, refusing not only the dogmas of Faith, but the dogmas of Reason as well. Carlos Fuentes