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100 1 _aAlbergati, Vianesio
245 1 4 _aLes louanges de la Folie :
_bTraicté fort plaisant en forme de paradoxe, traduict d'Italien en François par feu messire Jehan du Thier
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aTranslated and adapted from: La pazzia.
500 _aVariously attributed to Vianesio Albergati, Ascanio Persio, and Ortensio Lando.
500 _aRelease date is 2020-05-03
508 _aProduced by Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Les louanges de la Folie" by Albergati, Du Thier, Landi, and Persio is a humorous treatise written in the late 16th century. This work takes the form of a paradoxical celebration of folly, presenting an unconventional argument for the benefits of folly in human life. The text suggests that folly is a source of joy and freedom, contrasting it with the burdens of wisdom and prudence that often lead to misery. The opening of the treatise begins with the speaker expressing a desire to praise folly, challenging the conventions of wisdom and reason. It posits that many people in history have been celebrated for their empty or frivolous contributions, setting the stage for why folly itself deserves acknowledgment and praise. The narrator emphasizes how folly brings happiness and diverts the painful realities of life, providing examples from different ages and cultures to highlight folly's vital role in human experience. Through this playful discourse, the author asserts that embracing folly can lead to a more content existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFolly -- Early works to 1800
653 _aItalian literature -- Translations into French
653 _aParadoxes -- Early works to 1800
700 1 _aDu Thier, Jean,
_d-1559
700 1 _aLandi, Ortensio
700 1 _aPersio, Ascanio
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62007
999 _c102831
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