Das Erasmus, Desiderius 1469-1536 creator Bierbaum, Otto Julius 1865-1910 Holbein, Hans 1497-1543 text utu 2014 monographic de 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Das Lob der Narrheit" by Desiderius Erasmus is a satirical work written in 1509 during his stay in England. In this ironic masterpiece, Folly herself takes the stage as a female speaker, praising her own virtues and influence over humanity. She claims dominion over all people—merchants, princes, monks, scholars, and clergy—exposing their vices and foolishness through witty rhetoric. With daughters named Self-Love, Flattery, Forgetfulness, Laziness, and Pleasure, Folly argues that human happiness depends on embracing absurdity rather than wisdom, creating a sharp mirror of Renaissance society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Praise_of_Folly Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lob_der_Torheit Release date is 2014-09-19 Produced by Jana Srna, Norbert H. Langkau, Reiner Ruf, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Folly -- Early works to 1800 PA Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46903 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46903 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134058.0 46903