desiderius erasmus
Against War
An impassioned essay arguing that war sits ill with the gospel, and that peace is the Christian calling.
In Praise of Folly
A famous satire in which Folly praises herself, and holds a mirror up to the learned and the powerful.
The Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I
Lively dialogues written to teach Latin, and used along the way to comment on the manners of the age.