Gorgias: Encomium of Helen

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of...

This book is a satirical essay on the shortcomings of human nature. Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus's work is a classic example of Renaissance literature and a must-read for anyone interested in the...