《Praise of the Foolish God》 - Gushinraisan

…A Latin satire by Erasmus (written in 1509, published in 1511). It is also translated as “Praise of Folly.” The idea for the existence of Moria (the goddess of idiothood) was inspired by the Latin name of his close friend T. More, Morus, and the work attempted to prove that the work of Moria is the root of all human activities through the goddess’s self-praise speech in front of an audience. …

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…エラスムスのラテン語風刺文学(1509執筆，1511刊)。《愚神礼讃》とも訳される。親友T.モアのラテン名モルスからモリア(痴愚女神)なる存在を着想，人間のあらゆる営為の根源にその働きがあることを聴衆を前にした女神の自画自讃の長広舌という形式で証明しようとした戯文。…

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