The "Characters" of Jean de La Bruyère

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Jean de La Bruyère's The Characters is a brilliant anatomy of human conduct, arranged as aphorisms, portraits, and moral reflections that expose vanity, hypocrisy, ambition, and social performance in late seventeenth-century France. In the classical tradition of Theophrastus yet sharpened by the salons and court of Louis XIV, its prose is compressed, ironic, and exquisitely balanced, turning observation into ethical judgment without losing comic force. La Bruyère, born into the Parisian bourgeoisie and trained in law, entered aristocratic service as tutor in the household of the Prince de Condé. That position gave him intimate access to the hierarchies, rivalries, and rituals of elite society, while leaving him sufficiently marginal to observe them with lucidity. His moralism reflects both Christian conscience and classical discipline, seeking not scandal but reform through precise recognition. This book is essential for readers interested in satire, moral philosophy, French classicism, or the prehistory of the modern social observer. Its characters remain startlingly contemporary: courtiers become careerists, flatterers become public performers, and self-love survives every change in costume. Read slowly, La Bruyère rewards attention with wit, severity, and an enduring education in seeing others-and oneself-more clearly.

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Erscheinungsjahr:	2023
Genre:	Importe , Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9788027378357
ISBN-10:	8027378354
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Bruyère, Jean de
Übersetzung:	Laun, Henri
Hersteller:	e-artnow
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	e-artnow s.r.o., Za Sidlistem 22, ?-143 00 Prague, kristoferpaetau@gmail.com
Maße:	229 x 152 x 14 mm
Von/Mit:	Jean de Bruyère
Erscheinungsdatum:	23.05.2023
Gewicht:	0,354 kg