By his own account, Desiderius Erasmus, a Dutch monk and scholar, wrote his 1509 Latin prose masterpiece, The Praise of Folly, "in seven days, more or less" while a guest at the London home of his friend and fellow humanist, Sir Thomas More. Friends ...
"Not for scholars, but for a new generation of readers unaware of Erasmus's unique genius. An innovative, ingenious update." - Kirkus Reviews.
"Packard's verse translation does what it sets out to do: enlivens what otherwise can be heavy going." -...