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From the History of Human Folly

From the History of Human Folly
From the History of Human Folly
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'István Ráth-Végh: From the History of Human Folly ' összes példány
Kiadó: Corvina Press
Kiadás helye: Budapest
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Kötés típusa: Vászon
Oldalszám: 288 oldal
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Méret: 21 cm x 15 cm
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István Ráth-Végh, the witty
i
cultural historian, who was born
in 1870 and died in 1959, had a
special preference for curiosities.
Human folly is his main theme
in this volume in which he wan-
ders through countries and cen-
turies to trace all those, whether
they be individuals, guilds or
powerful organizations, who
aimed at deluding people haunt-
ed by worry, longing or greed.
They all receive their due share
in this book—the alchimists; the
discoverers of the philosophers'
stone and the elixir of life des-
tined to bestow everlasting youth
upon its users; the famous im-
postors; the rulers, courtiers,
learned men, and in particular
the inquisitors, and the witch-
and devil-hunters who were re-
sponsible for the thousands of
innocent people burnt at the
stake. Ráth-Végh relates all this
with wide historical knowledge
ahd the ease and humour of a
popular story-teller, not without
expressing his own resolute stand
against all kinds of deception and... Tovább

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István Ráth-Végh, the witty
i
cultural historian, who was born
in 1870 and died in 1959, had a
special preference for curiosities.
Human folly is his main theme
in this volume in which he wan-
ders through countries and cen-
turies to trace all those, whether
they be individuals, guilds or
powerful organizations, who
aimed at deluding people haunt-
ed by worry, longing or greed.
They all receive their due share
in this book—the alchimists; the
discoverers of the philosophers'
stone and the elixir of life des-
tined to bestow everlasting youth
upon its users; the famous im-
postors; the rulers, courtiers,
learned men, and in particular
the inquisitors, and the witch-
and devil-hunters who were re-
sponsible for the thousands of
innocent people burnt at the
stake. Ráth-Végh relates all this
with wide historical knowledge
ahd the ease and humour of a
popular story-teller, not without
expressing his own resolute stand
against all kinds of deception and
his views on the need for en-
lightenment and progress. Vissza

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