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Two French Moralists: La Rochefoucauld and La Bruyère (Major European Authors Series)

Odette de Mourgues

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Description:Among seventeenth-century classical French writers La Rochefoucauld owes his renown to his maxims and La Bruyere to his stylised portraits, or caracteres. This book starts from the basic assumption that both writers were 'moralists', and as such were concerned with a universal picture of man and society within the limitations of nature and reason. The two moralists are studied separately. Professor de Mourgues stresses their individual characteristics, and the complexity of their views. She draws attention to the problems of literary diction they had to face, and comments on the artistic achievement to be found in the Maximes and the Caracteres. This study shows that the position of La Rochefoucauld and la Bruyere as 'moralists' is more ambiguous than the usual neat definitions of the term would allow. This study raises delicate questions of interpretation, and adds equally to the fascination of the two writers' work."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Two French Moralists: La Rochefoucauld and La Bruyère (Major European Authors Series). To get started finding Two French Moralists: La Rochefoucauld and La Bruyère (Major European Authors Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Among seventeenth-century classical French writers La Rochefoucauld owes his renown to his maxims and La Bruyere to his stylised portraits, or caracteres. This book starts from the basic assumption that both writers were 'moralists', and as such were concerned with a universal picture of man and society within the limitations of nature and reason. The two moralists are studied separately. Professor de Mourgues stresses their individual characteristics, and the complexity of their views. She draws attention to the problems of literary diction they had to face, and comments on the artistic achievement to be found in the Maximes and the Caracteres. This study shows that the position of La Rochefoucauld and la Bruyere as 'moralists' is more ambiguous than the usual neat definitions of the term would allow. This study raises delicate questions of interpretation, and adds equally to the fascination of the two writers' work."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Two French Moralists: La Rochefoucauld and La Bruyère (Major European Authors Series). To get started finding Two French Moralists: La Rochefoucauld and La Bruyère (Major European Authors Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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