伊拉斯謨，1466—1536，文藝復興時期荷蘭人文主義思想傢和神學傢，他試圖使古代的經文復興，恢復基於《聖經》的樸素的基督教信仰，對宗教改革領袖馬丁·路德的思想有巨大的影響。伊拉斯謨整理翻譯瞭《聖經·新約全書》新拉丁文版和希臘文版。他創作的作品有《愚人頌》、《基督教戰士手冊》和《論兒童的教養》等，嬉笑怒罵皆成文章的風格，使得他的文字韆載之下讀來依然生動鮮活，入木三分。

1925. Also the pictures of Holbein etched in the author's time, to which are added Mr. Angarola's conception of the period and drawings by way of contemporary comment by Gene Markey. The Praise of Folly is the best known work of the greatest of the renaissance humanists, Erasmus of Rotterdam. Originally meant for private circulation, it scourges the abuses and follies of the various classes of society, especially of the Church. It is a deliberate attempt to discredit the Church and its satire and stinging comment on ecclesiastical conditions are not intended as a healing medicine but a deadly blow. It ends with a straightforward and touching statement of the Christian ideals which Erasmus shared notably with his English friends, John Colet and Thomas More. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.