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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
humanist work
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literary work ⓘ satirical essay ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Moriae Encomium
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The Praise of Folly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximatePublicationYear | 1511 ⓘ |
| author |
Desiderius Erasmus
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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
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discussion of true Christian piety ⓘ mock encomium of folly ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
landmark work of Northern Renaissance humanism
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major work of Christian humanism ⓘ |
| influenced |
European satire
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Reformation thought ⓘ Renaissance humanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinTitleOf | The Praise of Folly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
irony
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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
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monastic life ⓘ princes and rulers ⓘ scholars ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
| targetAudience | learned humanist readers ⓘ |
| theme |
critique of clerical abuses
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critique of scholastic theology ⓘ critique of superstition ⓘ folly and wisdom ⓘ humanist learning ⓘ |
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