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Erasmus in English, 1523-1584: Volume 2, The Praise of Folly and Other Writings

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Erasmus in English, 1523-1584: Volume 2, The Praise of Folly and Other Writings - Davis, Alex (Editor), and Kendal, Gordon (Editor), and Rhodes, Neil (Editor)
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Although not translated into English until 1549, Erasmus's most famous work, the Praise of Folly , 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 Paraphrases , a central text of the Edwardian Reformation; translations of two pacifist works, the Bellum Erasmi and The Complaint of Peace , the second of which is ...

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Erasmus in English, 1523-1584: Volume 2, The Praise of Folly and Other Writings 2023, Modern Humanities Research Association

ISBN-13: 9781781889466

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Erasmus in English, 1523-1584: Volume 2, The Praise of Folly and Other Writings 2023, Modern Humanities Research Association

ISBN-13: 9781781889459

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