by Erasmo de Rotterdam · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788467003758
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The Praise of Folly is a satirical work written by Erasmus of Rotterdam in 1509. In this essay, Erasmus uses the figure of Folly as a narrator to criticize the customs and vices of the society of his time, including the Church and rulers. With a humorous and ironic tone, the author reflects on the human condition and the importance of reason and wisdom.
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.
