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

Autor Odette de Mourgues
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 9 iun 2010
Among seventeenth-century classical French writers La Rochefoucauld owes his renown to his maxims and La Bruyère to his stylised portraits, or caractères. 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 Caractères. This study shows that the position of La Rochefoucauld and la Bruyère 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.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780521142441
ISBN-10: 052114244X
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Major European Authors Series

Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Foreword; A note on sources; Part I. La Rochefoucauld: 1. Tentative approaches; 2. Psychological investigations; 3. Ethics; 4. Art; Part II. La Bruyère: 5. The eccentric moralist; 6. Sensibility; 7. Themes and patterns; 8. The civilised man; Postscript: 'the proper study of mankind; Select bibliography; Index of names.

Descriere

Professor de Mourgues' study examines the works of La Rochefoucauld and La Bruyère in regards to the term 'moralist'.