01762cam a22003493u 4500 27846 UtSlPG 20260610133633.0 m cr n 260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG nl iso639-1 PA Erasmus, Desiderius, 1469-1536 Moriae encomium. Dutch De Lof der Zotheid Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2009 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Praise_of_Folly Wikipedia page about this book: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lof_der_zotheid Release date is 2009-01-20 Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ "De Lof der Zotheid" by Desiderius Erasmus is a satirical work written in 1509. The goddess Folly delivers a speech praising herself and her gifts to humanity. She claims fools are happy and cheerful, while the wise are miserable and somber. Through Folly's voice, Erasmus critiques theologians, clergy, princes, and the Roman Catholic Church. The work explores the contrast between foolishness and wisdom, suggesting that human happiness depends more on pleasant delusion than rational thought. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Folly -- Early works to 1800 Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543 Kan, J. B. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27846 68755 68755