{"product_id":"the-praise-of-folly-updated-edition-paperback","title":"The Praise of Folly: Updated Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDesiderius Erasmus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnthony Grafton\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) was a Dutch humanist, scholar, and social critic, and one of the most important figures of the Renaissance. \u003ci\u003eThe Praise of Folly\u003c\/i\u003e is perhaps his best-known work. Originally written to amuse his friend Sir Thomas More, this satiric celebration of pleasure, youth, and intoxication irreverently pokes fun at the pieties of theologians and the foibles that make us all human, while ultimately reaffirming the value of Christian ideals. No other book displays quite so completely the transition from the medieval to the modern world, and Erasmus's wit, wisdom, and critical spirit have lost none of their timeliness today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Princeton Classics edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Praise of Folly\u003c\/i\u003e features a new foreword by Anthony Grafton that provides an essential introduction to this iridescent and enduring masterpiece.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Grafton\u003c\/b\u003e is the Henry Putnam University Professor of History at Princeton University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 09, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51774101684512,"sku":"9780691165646","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/98ba7f814af79dc16af48b07085ef27b.webp?v=1780440382","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-praise-of-folly-updated-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}