01709cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000360012624000290016224500610019126400510025230000470030333600260035033700260037633800360040250000850043850000310052350800290055452006080058353400450119165300330123670000300126985600430129999900170134230201UtSlPG20260610133704.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a32015550  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPA1 aErasmus, Desiderius,d1469-153610aMoriae encomium. English10aIn Praise of Folly :bIllustrated with Many Curious Cuts 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Praise_of_Folly  aRelease date is 2009-10-06  aProduced by David Widger  a"In Praise of Folly" by Desiderius Erasmus is an oration written in Latin in 1509. In this spiraling satirical work, the personified goddess Folly praises herself while attacking every aspect of human life—from lovers and princes to superstitious religious practices and church corruption. What begins as playful mockery grows darker as Erasmus examines self-deception, madness, and the contrast between human wisdom and divine folly. The work ultimately pivots toward an orthodox Christian purpose, revealing deeper meaning beneath its satirical surface. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFolly -- Early works to 18001 aHolbein, Hans,d1497-154340uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30201  c71048d71048