The Praise of Folly

Erasmus, Desiderius

ISBN 10: 0300097344 / ISBN 13: 9780300097344

Published by Yale Nota Bene, 2003

Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0300097344I3N10

Synopsis:

First published in Paris in 1511, The Praise of Folly hasenjoyed enormous and highly controversial success from the author’s lifetime down to our own day.It hasno rival, except perhaps Thomas More’s Utopia, as the most intense and lively presentation of the literary, social, and theological aims and methods of Northern Humanism. Clarence H. Miller’s highly praised translation of The Praise of Folly, based on the definitive Latin text, echoes Erasmus’ own lively style while retaining the nuances of the original text. In his introduction, Miller places the work in the context of Erasmus as humanist and theologian. In a new afterword, William H. Gass playfully considers the meaning, or meanings, of folly and offers fresh insights into one of the great books of Western literature.
Praise for the earlier edition:
“An eminently reliable and fully annotated edition based on the Latin text.”―Library Journal
“Exciting and brilliant, this is likely to be the definitive translation of The Praise of Folly intoEnglish.”―Richard J. Schoeck

About the Author: Clarence H. Miller, now emeritus, is Dorothy McBride Orthwein Professor of English Literature at St. Louis University. He served as executive editor of the fifteen-volume Yale Edition of The Complete Works of St. Thomas More and is the translator of More’s Utopia, published by Yale University Press. William H. Gass, whose most recent novel is The Tunnel, is one of America’s foremost living writers.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Praise of Folly
Publisher: Yale Nota Bene
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 2nd Edition