This book forms the follow up of a book – in Dutch – about the “Praise of Folly” of Erasmus of Rotterdam – Zò ontsond de Lof der Zotheid van Erasmus van Rotterdam. A story of the genesis of the book – PARTHENON Almere 2009.

An elaboration of three hypotheses, launched in 2009, form the contents of the present publication.

I Erasmus’ “Praise of Folly” took shape in at least three phases. It was started on his way back from Italy to England during the summer of 1509 and it wa...