Project Gutenberg 2006-12-23 Public domain in the USA. 696 Brant, Sebastian 1458 1521 Jamieson, T. H. (Thomas Hill) 1843 1876 Jamieson, Thomas Hill Barclay, Alexander 1474 1552 The Ship of Fools, Volume 1 Reading ease score: 57.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Frank van Drogen, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Ship of Fools, Volume 1" by Sebastian Brant is a satirical poem written in the late 15th century. It serves as a critical reflection on the follies and vices of humanity through the lens of a ship full of fools. The central idea is to expose various societal flaws, making it not only a humorous take on human nature but also a commentary on contemporary issues leading into the Reformation period. The opening of the text provides a detailed introduction that situates the work within its historical context, discussing its origins, translations, and popularity across Europe. The author reflects on the widespread acclaim the original German version received and the subsequent English adaptation by Alexander Barclay, which aims to address the follies of the people in England at the time. Notably, the introduction emphasizes the lasting relevance of Brandt's satire, highlighting its moral undertones and the social issues it addresses, such as gluttony, miserliness, and the superficiality of religious practices. This sets the stage for an exploration of human nature wrapped in a rich tapestry of classical and biblical references. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en German poetry -- Translations into English English poetry -- Translations from German PT Text Browsing: Literature 705781 705970 2024-10-09T04:20:22.666875 2023-09-09T07:08:06.216836 text/html text/html 698770 2008-04-09T12:58:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 6651172 2008-04-09T12:59:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 6697168 2024-10-09T04:21:18.531119 application/epub+zip 6678842 2024-10-09T04:20:43.616303 application/epub+zip 298378 2024-10-09T04:20:25.769882 application/epub+zip 56645213 2024-10-09T04:21:31.282067 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 56569102 2024-10-09T04:20:59.283282 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523257 2022-09-09T13:14:49.796185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 535420 535194 2024-10-09T04:20:19.102991 2023-09-09T07:08:02.780781 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 535058 2008-04-09T12:57:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 199423 2008-04-09T12:59:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 535071 2008-04-09T12:57:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 199315 2008-04-09T12:59:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22625 2024-10-09T04:21:31.529039 application/rdf+xml 12847 2024-10-09T04:20:26.459854 image/jpeg 3528 2024-10-09T04:20:26.123876 image/jpeg 6734428 2024-10-09T04:20:23.028927 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia