Les Caracteres De Theophraste Traduits Du Grec Avec Les Caracteres Ou Les Moeurs De Ce Siecle

<p><i>Les Caractères de Théophraste Traduits du Grec Avec Les Caractères ou Les Moeurs de Ce Siècle</i> by Jean de la Bruyère offers a fascinating glimpse into 17th-century French society through a series of character sketches. Inspired by the ancient Greek philosopher Theophrastus La Bruyère's work transcends mere translation presenting a sharp and insightful commentary on the manners and morals of his time.</p> <p>Through vivid and often satirical portraits La Bruyère exposes the vanities foibles and hypocrisies prevalent in the court of Louis XIV and among the various social classes. This edition published in 1701 preserves the original French text allowing readers to appreciate the elegance and wit of La Bruyère's prose. Les Caractères remains a significant work of French literature offering valuable insights into the social dynamics and philosophical currents of the era.</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>