The Praise of Folly

Erasmus

⏱ 8 minWisdom classic

The goddess Folly climbs the rostrum to praise herself, and proves that love, friendship, ambition and even wisdom all need a saving dose of foolishness. Erasmus's sparkling humanist satire of everyone, from pedants to popes.

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