TY - BOOK AU - Erasmus,Desiderius AU - Wilson,John TI - The Praise of Folly AV - PA PY - 2005/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Folly -- Early works to 1800 KW - Folly -- Religious aspects -- Christianity N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Praise_of_Folly; Release date is 2005-11-01; Produced by Robert Shimmin and PG Distributed Proofreaders. HTML version by Al Haines; Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Praise of Folly" by Desiderius Erasmus is an oration written in Latin in 1509. In this Renaissance masterwork, the goddess Folly takes center stage to praise herself and mock every corner of human society—from lovers and princes to priests and scholars. What begins as playful satire grows increasingly sharp, targeting religious corruption and self-deception. Yet this spiraling attack contains a surprising twist: beneath the mockery lies an orthodox Christian message about divine wisdom and human foolishness, pivoting ultimately toward the folly of the cross. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9371 ER -