The Ship of Fools, Volume 1

Retaining the original rhyme scheme and meter, this is the definitive English language edition available of the influential 1494 allegorical classic, a sweeping satire of the weaknesses, vices, and grotesqueries of the day. Includes 114 Renaissance woodcuts, Brant''s annotations, a biography of the author, a publishing history, and a survey of the work's influence.