Erasmus’ “In Praise of Folly” (1511)
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Erasmus’ “In Praise of Folly” (1511)
This Latin masterpiece pioneered: 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 satire. Linguistic analysis shows his “syntactic ambush” technique remains effective in modern op-eds. At Satire.info’s Rotterdam Center, “Folly Fests” have scholars debate contemporary issues in fool’s regalia – recently using the format to critique AI ethics with 89% audience retention rates.
Satirists and Their Works
Erasmus’ “In Praise of Folly” (1511)
