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Considered one of the most important works of literature in western civilization, desiderius erasmus s essay, praise of folly, is a classic satirical work in the style of lucian, the ancient greek, in which the goddess of folly extols the virtues of frivolousness and indulgence of ones passions and then turns to a satirical examination of christian piousness. This sixteenthcentury religious satire by a renaissance critic and theologian is a. Good press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. After that he became a wandering scholar and traveled to england in 1499 at the invitation of lord mountjoy. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read in praise of folly. Click download or read online button to get the praise of folly book now.