Praise of Folly

图书标准信息

• 作者 Erasmus 著
• 出版社 penguin
• 出版时间 1994-03
• ISBN 9780140446081
• 定价 95.50元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 256页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

ErasmusofRotterdam(c.1466-1536)isoneofthegreatestfiguresoftheRenaissancehumanistmovement,whichabandonedmedievalpietiesinfavourofarichnewvisionoftheindividual'spotential.PraiseofFolly,writtentoamusehisfriendSirThomasMore,isErasmus'sbest-knownwork.ItsdazzlingmixtureoffantasyandsatireisnarratedbyapersonificationofFolly,dressedasajester,whocelebratesyouth,pleasure,drunkennessandsexualdesire,andgoesontolambasthumanpretensions,foiblesandfrailties,tomocktheologiansandmonksandtopraisethe'folly'ofsimpleChristianpiety.Erasmus'swit,wordplayandwisdommadethebookaninstantsuccess,butitalsoattractedwhatmayhavebeensales-boostingcriticism.TheLettertoMaartenvanDorp,whichisadefenceofhisideasandmethods,isalsoincluded.