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    Desiderius Erasmus

    Desiderius Erasmus (1469–1536) was the greatest scholar of the northern Renaissance, the first editor of the New Testament, and an important figure in classical literature. He helped lay the groundwork for the historical-critical study of the past, and his educational writings contributed to the replacement of the older scholastic curriculum by the new humanist emphasis on the classics. By criticizing ecclesiastical abuses, he encouraged the growing urge for reform, and his independent stance in an age of fierce controversy made him a target of suspicion for loyal partisans on both sides and a beacon for those who valued liberty over orthodoxy. Praise of Folly is one of his best-known works.
    Praise of Folly and Letter to Maarten van Dorp
    Praise of Folly and Letter to Maarten van Dorp
    Desiderius Erasmus
    9780140446081
    $17.00 US
    Paperback
    Mar 01, 1994
    Penguin Classics
    The Essential Erasmus
    The Essential Erasmus
    Includes the Full Text of The Praise of Folly
    Desiderius Erasmus
    9780452009721
    $27.00 US
    Paperback
    May 01, 1964
    Plume

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    Praise of Folly and Letter to Maarten van Dorp
    Praise of Folly and Letter to Maarten van Dorp
    Desiderius Erasmus
    9780140446081
    $17.00 US
    Paperback
    Mar 01, 1994
    Penguin Classics
    The Essential Erasmus
    The Essential Erasmus
    Includes the Full Text of The Praise of Folly
    Desiderius Erasmus
    9780452009721
    $27.00 US
    Paperback
    May 01, 1964
    Plume

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