The Praise of Folly

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The Praise of Folly is an essay written in Latin in 1509 by Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam and first printed in June 1511. Considered one of the most notable works of the Renaissance, it is a satirical attack on superstitions and other traditions of European society as well as on the Western Church.