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The Praise of Folly

By: Desiderius Erasmus
Narrated by: Anna Simon
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In Praise of Folly, also translated as The Praise of Folly, is an essay written in Latin in 1509 by Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam and first printed in June 1511. Inspired by previous works of the Italian humanist Faustino Perisauli De Triumpho Stultitiae, it is a satirical attack on superstitions, other traditions of European society and on the Western Church. Erasmus revised and extended his work, which was originally written in the space of a week while sojourning with Sir Thomas More at More's house in Bucklersbury in the City of London. The title Moriae Encomium had a punning second meaning as In Praise of More. In Praise of Folly is considered one of the most notable works of the Renaissance and played an important role in the beginnings of the Protestant Reformation.

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It's wonderful to have this book available and for free! It's very well done. My only criticism is that it's read by a non-native speaker of English. While her command of the English language is fantastic, her pronunciation of several phonemes is significantly different that you might need to pause a second. Eventually I was able to adapt but it made the book far more work to listen to.
If you are unfamiliar with this work I highly suggest either reading the Greek classics or having an easy way to reference the many names come up.
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The lively delivery of the reader. Some mispronounced words spiced it up. Also I picked this version because it was read by a woman and Folly is a female.

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