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Description:'La Bruyère was the first French author to write a work of social criticism that was also a literary masterpiece. In a wide range of forms, and especially in the 'characters' which give the book its name, he paints a picture of France in the years 1688-1696, when the Age of Louis XIV was begining its decline. His eye for personal idiosyncrasies and his way of building up a portrait from a mass of small details make the work a landmark in the history of French prose. La Bruyère always throws light on his times; as an 'outsider' he is sometimes bitterly resentful of his own position in a society where birth and wealth count for more than genuine merit; above all, as in his famous description of the French peasants, he can be eloquent in his condemnation of injustice and inequality, at a time when it was both fashionable and prudent to keep silent. This nineteenth-century translation of the Characters by Henri Van Laun has been revised by Denys C. Potts, who also writes the introduction.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 Characters (Bruyère). To get started finding Characters (Bruyère), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 321

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Publisher: Oxford University Press

Release: 1963

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Description: 'La Bruyère was the first French author to write a work of social criticism that was also a literary masterpiece. In a wide range of forms, and especially in the 'characters' which give the book its name, he paints a picture of France in the years 1688-1696, when the Age of Louis XIV was begining its decline. His eye for personal idiosyncrasies and his way of building up a portrait from a mass of small details make the work a landmark in the history of French prose. La Bruyère always throws light on his times; as an 'outsider' he is sometimes bitterly resentful of his own position in a society where birth and wealth count for more than genuine merit; above all, as in his famous description of the French peasants, he can be eloquent in his condemnation of injustice and inequality, at a time when it was both fashionable and prudent to keep silent. This nineteenth-century translation of the Characters by Henri Van Laun has been revised by Denys C. Potts, who also writes the introduction.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 Characters (Bruyère). To get started finding Characters (Bruyère), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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