The Praise of Folly
 | ReadHowYouWant, 2007, Paperback Customer Rating: 16 reviews Recommend |
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“The Praise of the Folly” is a humorous book that reflects the world like it really is. Extremely refreshing, witty and wise, Erasmus wrote this literary gem for the amusement of his learned friend Sir Thomas More.
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Title: The Praise of Folly
Sales Rank: 3304449 in Books
Author: Desiderius Erasmus
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant, EasyRead Edition edition, 2007-01-01, Paperback, 120 pages, ISBN: 1425058906
Package Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.28 inches, 0.51 pounds
- A modest disclaimer
- "It is not wisdom to be always wise, and on the inward vision close the eyes" That is Santayana's wisdom. To play with it a bit ," It is not foolish always to be a fool, and on the outward shows and games of mankind make endless mockery. For who is the fool in the one place we are all to go?"
I remember reading this work in graduate school.… More reviews
- A Modest Satire
- Praise of Folly is what it was intended to be, a modest satire, not a masterwork. Erasmus was an interesting and accomplished man - one of the lights of his age. However, this work, written, basically, on a lark for his good friend, Thomas More, is a little difficult for the modern reader but is still, at times, quite humorous. Unlike the work of Jonathon Swift (many… More reviews
- Perhaps there is hope for us all.
- Granted this is pretty dry reading. Erasmus may not be the greatest writer. This does make for a turgid evening if one plans or desires to read it from cover to cover in one sitting. That said, Erasmus rode (if not found himself starting) the beginning wave of the great reformation. In his writings (which bear a not so slight foreshadowing to the great… More reviews
- Couldn't finish it!
- Sorry, I tried several times to read this book. I hunted for passages that might interest me. Unfortunately, all I found was [the author] blowing his own horn. But then fantasy and science is about all that interests me. I'm sure someone with a historical bent would find this tale exhilarating.… More reviews
- This fool is too wise
- To say the book has less than perfect unity in tone, as was written in the introduction, pg xv, is an understatement. The reader is never sure whether it is Folly or Erasmus who is talking. Perhaps for the goddess of Folly, contradictions and inconsistencies are the very follies desired - how are we mortals to tell?
And that is what we have here - all the inconsistencies, as,… More reviews
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