This paper will examine Erasmus as a key figure in the early modern reception of ancient philosophy. Focusing on the Convivium Religiosum and the Praise of Folly, I will show how Erasmus works back ...

Two new books grapple with the miracle of language in very different ways, writes Stuart Kelly ...

Robert Bolt’s 1960 historical drama, A Man for All Seasons, is named after a phrase in the Dutch philosopher Erasmus’ The Praise of Folly about his English friend Sir Thomas More, with whom he ...

Watching Cunk on her demolition drive, I was reminded of that other great destroyer of monoliths, Folly, in whose honour the Renaissance scholar Desiderius Erasmus wrote his celebrated tract, Praise ...

Erasmus wrote in The Praise of Folly (1509): “The less talent they have, the more pride, vanity and arrogance they have. All these fools, however, find other fools who applaud them.” ...

Socially, they go hand in hand. Adison dos Reis sees more than one similarity with Desiderius Erasmus. Both were born in Rotterdam, although Erasmus was slightly earlier (on 28 October 1466, to be ...

It showcases a fascinating period that culminated in significant texts such as The Ship of Fools published by Sebastien Brant in 1494, followed by Erasmus's ironic response In Praise of Folly (1511).

Erasmus wrote his masterpiece, "Praise of Folly", right in the house of Thomas More. Erasmus of Rotterdam, meditated during the journey on horseback, and when he went down to Thomas More's house, ...