Les Caractères De Théophraste

<p>Les Caractères de Théophraste traduits du grec avec Les Caractères ou les Moeurs de ce siècle by Jean de La Bruyère accompanied by notes from P.M. Coste offers a penetrating examination of human nature and society in 17th-century France. Inspired by the work of the ancient Greek philosopher Theophrastus La Bruyère presents a series of sharply drawn character sketches that satirize the manners foibles and pretensions of his contemporaries.</p><p>This edition provides valuable insights into the social and moral landscape of the era making it an essential resource for students and scholars of French literature philosophy and social history. La Bruyère's astute observations and elegant prose continue to resonate with readers today offering timeless reflections on human behavior and the complexities of social interaction.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>