Laus Stultitiae

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Laus Stultitiae is the Latin title of Erasmus of Rotterdam’s satirical essay better known as *The Praise of Folly*, a landmark work of Northern Renaissance humanism.

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instanceOf humanist work
literary work
satirical essay
alsoKnownAs Moriae Encomium NERFINISHED
The Praise of Folly NERFINISHED
approximatePublicationYear 1511
author Desiderius Erasmus NERFINISHED
Erasmus of Rotterdam NERFINISHED
circulation widespread in 16th-century Europe
countryOfOrigin Netherlands
culturalContext Northern Renaissance NERFINISHED
dedicatedTo Thomas More NERFINISHED
genre satire
hasMainCharacter Folly NERFINISHED
hasPart critique of religious practices
discussion of true Christian piety
mock encomium of folly
historicalSignificance landmark work of Northern Renaissance humanism
major work of Christian humanism
influenced European satire
Reformation thought
Renaissance humanism NERFINISHED
language Latin
LatinTitleOf The Praise of Folly NERFINISHED
literaryDevice irony
parody
personification
rhetorical oration
literaryForm prose
movement Northern Renaissance humanism NERFINISHED
originalTitleLanguage Latin
period Renaissance NERFINISHED
placeOfFirstPublication Paris NERFINISHED
printingTechnology early modern print
relatedPerson Thomas More NERFINISHED
relatedWork Utopia NERFINISHED
religiousContext pre-Reformation Catholic Church
subject Catholic Church NERFINISHED
monastic life
princes and rulers
scholars
theologians
targetAudience learned humanist readers
theme critique of clerical abuses
critique of scholastic theology
critique of superstition
folly and wisdom
humanist learning

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Moriae Encomium alternativeTitle Laus Stultitiae