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The Praise of Folly Desiderius Erasmus

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The Praise of Folly Essays

Folly as Wisdom's Jacket Emily Flynn

The Praise of Folly

The Silenus box is a "case carved like an ugly Silenus" that can be "opened to reveal beautiful, precious objects" (Erasmus 43, footnote). This box appears in Erasmus' The Praise of Folly as a metaphor for the central claim in the novel, which is...

Interpretations of Plato's Allegory of the Cave in Erasmus' Praise of Folly Mary Kathryn Cornwell

The Praise of Folly

In the Praise of Folly, Erasmus creates a character critical of, yet indebted to, philosophical wisdom. Through Folly, Erasmus weaves his own ideas into her message, confusing readers unable to distinguish between the two voices. In Praise of...