The Praise of Folly
- A humorous criticism of society by Erasmus, focused on the clergy
- Written in 1509.
- Targeted the clergy, and the actions of the Church that seemed obviously dumb
- Monks would argue over things like the color of shoelaces, and the length of clothing
- Argued that the monks and clergy didn’t actually get the point of what they did
- Fasts were broken by large meals
- Not much charity, which is what Christ demands
- Excerpt can be found on Spielvogel pg. 370