In Praise of Folly (Greek title: Morias Enkomion ( ), Latin: Stultitiae Laus, sometimes translated as In Praise of More, Dutch title: Lof der Zotheid) is an essay written in 1509 by Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam and first printed in 1511. The essay was inspired by De Triumpho Stultitiae, written by Italian humanist Faustino Perisauli, born at Tredozio, near Forlì.
Erasmus revised and extended the work, which he originally wrote in the space of a week while sojourning with Sir Thomas More ...