<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Renaissance and Reformation on Teddy Rook Book</title><link>https://teddyrookbook.com/great-books/renaissance-and-reformation/</link><description>Recent content in Renaissance and Reformation on Teddy Rook Book</description><image><title>Teddy Rook Book</title><url>https://teddyrookbook.com/img/share.jpg</url><link>https://teddyrookbook.com/img/share.jpg</link></image><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en</language><atom:link href="https://teddyrookbook.com/great-books/renaissance-and-reformation/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Erasmus: The Praise of Folly</title><link>https://teddyrookbook.com/great-books/renaissance-and-reformation/erasmus-praise-of-folly/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://teddyrookbook.com/great-books/renaissance-and-reformation/erasmus-praise-of-folly/</guid><description>Folly herself gives a speech in her own honor, mocking the vanity of scholars, rulers and churchmen. 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