The "Characters" of Jean de La Bruyère by Jean de La Bruyère

The "Characters" of Jean de La Bruyère

Van Laun, Henri — 2024-09-20T02:55:11Z

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Uniform Title: Les caractères. English

Title: 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 opinions -- Of fashion -- Of certain customs -- Of the pulpit -- Of freethinkers.

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Author: La Bruyère, Jean de, 1645-1696

Translator: Van Laun, Henri, 1820-1896

EBook No.: 46633

Published: Aug 19, 2014

Downloads: 246

Language: English

Subject: Characters and characteristics

Subject: Character sketches -- Early works to 1800

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.