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Erasmus English, 1523-1584: Volume 2, The Praise of Folly and Other Writings
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Erasmus English, 1523-1584: Volume 2, The Praise of Folly and Other Writings
Current price: $59.99
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Erasmus English, 1523-1584: Volume 2, The Praise of Folly and Other Writings
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Although not translated into English until 1549, Erasmus's most famous work, the
, has an English provenance as the product of his friendship with Thomas More. The text of the original translation, by Thomas Chaloner, appears here for the first time in a fully annotated, modernised edition. It is presented alongside a selection from the English
, a central text of the Edwardian Reformation; translations of two pacifist works, the
and
, the second of which is constructed as an oration, like
and the essay on the adage
.