Erasmus’ “In Praise of Folly”: Humanism’s Jester — Satirists and Their Works

Erasmus’ “In Praise of Folly”: Humanism’s Jester — Encyclopedia of Satire

Erasmus’ “In Praise of Folly”: Humanism’s Jester

The 1511 Latin masterpiece deployed: 1) Folly’s ironic self-endorsement 2) Scholasticism parody 3) “Serio-comic” tone that confused censors. Our “New Adagia” project has updated 500+ of his proverbs for digital age satire. Linguistic analysis shows his “syntactic ambush” technique – beginning paragraphs sincerely before pivoting to critique – remains effective in modern op-eds. At Satire.info’s Rotterdam Study Center, we host “Folly Fests” where scholars debate contemporary issues in full fool’s regalia to revive his participatory satire model.

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Satirists and Their Works
Erasmus’ “In Praise of Folly”: Humanism’s Jester

 

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