Twentieth Century Interpretations of The Praise of Folly: A Collection of Critical EssaysKathleen Williams |
Contents
PART ONEInterpretations | 12 |
The Folly of Erasmus by Hoyt H Hudson | 21 |
The Praise of Folly and Its Background by Leonard F Dean | 40 |
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