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The Praise of Folly by Hoyt H. Hudson

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Hudson, Hoyt H. (Hoyt Hopewell), 1893-1944

Hoyt H. Hudson was a scholar of Rhetoric and English Renaissance poetry. He taught at Swarthwmore, Princeton, and Stanford, and was an author and editor.

The collection consists of the printer's copy of Hudson's 20th-century translation of The Praise of Folly, the 15th-century work by the Dutch scholar Desiderius Erasmus.

Published under same title (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1941)

Gift of Princeton University Press in September 1943. AM 12611.

Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager '15 in 2013.

No appraisal information is available.

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2009
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Open for research/

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Collection Inventory

Printer's Copy of Translation, 1941 November. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Glossary and Notes to Translation, 1941 November. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

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