by Erasmo De Rotterdam · Alianza Editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420600680
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
The Praise of Folly is an essay written in Latin by Erasmus of Rotterdam in 1509. In this work, Erasmus uses satire to criticize the customs and beliefs of the society of his time, including the Church and the rulers. The book is a defense of folly as a positive force that can free people from social conventions and allow them to live more authentically. This edition of Alianza Editorial presents a Spanish translation and explanatory notes to facilitate the understanding of the text.
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, commonly known in English as Erasmus of Rotterdam or simply Erasmus, was a Dutch humanist, Catholic theologian, and pioneering philologist and educationalist. He was, through his writings and translations, one of the most influential scholars of the Northern Renaissance and a major figure of Western culture.
