Project Gutenberg 2014-09-19 Public domain in the USA. 235 Erasmus, Desiderius 1469 1536 Erasmus, of Rotterdam Bierbaum, Otto Julius 1865 1910 Bierbaum, O. J. Holbein, Hans 1497 1543 Holbein, Hans, the Younger Holbein, Hans, der Jüngere Holbein, John Moriae encomium. German Das Lob der Narrheit 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 Produced by Jana Srna, Norbert H. Langkau, Reiner Ruf, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Das Lob der Narrheit" by Desiderius Erasmus is an influential satirical work likely written during the early 16th century. The text is framed as a humorous oration delivered by Personified Folly, celebrating foolishness and critiquing the pretentiousness of supposed wisdom. Through a lively and engaging narrative, Erasmus explores themes of human nature, society, and the role of folly in human life. At the start of the work, the narrative unfolds with Folly introducing herself to an audience, asserting her power to bring joy and happiness to people's lives. She playfully critiques the somber demeanor of great orators and hints at the contradictions within society—a world where worth is often measured by folly rather than wisdom. Folly claims that her influence enhances human experiences, allowing people to escape the burdens of their own seriousness and worries. The opening sets the stage for a deeper exploration of how foolishness can serve as a vital, if paradoxical, source of comfort in the human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. de Folly -- Early works to 1800 PA Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Humour Category: Classics of Literature Category: German Literature 287236 2025-06-19T04:06:08.357593 text/html 268096 2024-10-24T10:54:07 text/html 2763882 2025-06-19T04:06:13.234593 application/epub+zip 2766767 2025-06-19T04:06:09.524591 application/epub+zip 174403 2025-06-19T04:06:08.890567 application/epub+zip 2838165 2025-06-19T04:06:16.180573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2810836 2025-06-19T04:06:12.621571 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223739 2022-09-21T10:19:10.052677 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257045 2023-09-20T10:22:23.756800 text/plain 237173 2024-10-24T10:54:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18105 2025-06-19T04:06:16.338550 application/rdf+xml 12726 2025-06-19T04:06:08.987574 image/jpeg 2560 2025-06-19T04:06:08.938569 image/jpeg 2721697 2025-06-19T04:06:08.496594 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia nl.wikipedia de.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia de.wikipedia