by Lucien Jerphagnon · Editions Tallandier · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782847344165
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«C'était mieux avant» is the annotated anthology by Lucien Jerphagnon, published by Editions Tallandier in paperback (173 pages, in French).
The author gathers, translates, and comments on complaints and laments about the decline of every era, from Greek and Latin authors to medieval, Renaissance, and contemporary voices. Convinced that any past time was better, these texts show with irony that generational pessimism is a historical constant and a mirror of the present.
The work was published in 2007, also known as «Laudator temporis acti», and the volume includes the appendix «Petit livre des citations latines».
Aimed at readers of philosophy and history who appreciate ironic erudition.
Lucien Jerphagnon was a French scholar, historian and philosopher specialized in Greek and Roman philosophy.
