TY  - BOOK
AU  - Erasmus,Desiderius
AU  - Holbein,Hans
AU  - Kan,J.B.
TI  - De Lof der Zotheid
AV  - PA 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Folly -- Early works to 1800
N1  - 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
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N2  - "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.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27846
ER  -