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What it's about
Folly herself takes the podium and praises her own gifts, then turns her mockery on theologians, monks, princes, scholars and popes. Written by Erasmus for his friend Thomas More and dedicated to him, it became one of the most widely read satires of the Renaissance; here in John Wilson's 1668 translation.
Reading plan
Pick a finish date and Genius lays out the days — the plan shows today's target and keeps you honest.
Read together
Start a circle and share the code — everyone sees everyone's honest place in the book. Accountability, not leaderboards.
Who it's for
- Readers who enjoy sharp satire and irony - Anyone interested in the Renaissance and the eve of the Reformation - Readers of Utopia who want the other half of the friendship
