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Jean de La Bruyère (UK: / ˌ l æ b r uː ˈ j ɛər /, UK: / ˌ l ɑː b r uː ˈ j ɛər, ˌ l ɑː b r iː ˈ ɛər /, French: [ʒɑ̃ d(ə) la bʁɥijɛʁ]; 16 August 1645 – 11 May 1696) was a French philosopher and moralist, who was noted for his satire.
Jean de La Bruyère (born August 1645, Paris, France—died May 10/11, 1696, Versailles) was a French satiric moralist who is best known for one work, Les Caractères de Théophraste traduits du grec avec Les Caractères ou les moeurs de ce siècle (1688; The Characters, or the Manners of the Age, with The Characters of Theophrastus ), which is ...
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Jean de La Bruyère est un moraliste français, né à Paris le 16 août 1645 1 et mort à Versailles le 11 mai 1696 2 . La Bruyère est célèbre pour une œuvre unique, Les Caractères ou les Mœurs de ce siècle (1688). Cet ouvrage, constitué d’un ensemble de brèves pièces littéraires, compose une chronique essentielle de l’esprit du XVIIe siècle .
Jun 11, 2018 · Learn about the life and works of Jean de La Bruyère, a seventeenth-century writer who criticized the follies and vices of his society in Les caractères. Find out how he influenced later authors such as Flaubert, Proust, and Gide.
May 24, 2023 · Découvrez la biographie et l'œuvre de Jean de La Bruyère, moraliste du Grand Siècle, auteur des Caractères, un chef-d'œuvre du classicisme et de la satire. Apprenez comment il a défendu les Anciens, critiqué les Modernes et dénoncé les mœurs de son siècle.
Aug 19, 2014 · The "Characters" of Jean de La Bruyère Contents Introduction -- Biographical memoir -- Preface -- Of works of the mind -- Of personal merit -- Of women -- Of the affections -- Of society and of conversation -- Of the gifts of fortune -- Of the town -- Of the court -- Of the great -- Of the sovereign and the state -- Of mankind -- Of ...
Aug 19, 2014 · A translation of La Bruyère's classic work on human nature and society, with an introduction, a biographical memoir and notes. The book consists of sixteen chapters, each dealing with a different aspect of human behaviour and character, such as fashion, opinions, court, town, etc.
