by Jean de La Bruyère · Folio · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070366934
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«Les Caractères» is the classic work of portraits and morals by Jean de La Bruyère, published by Folio in paperback (512 pages, in French).
La Bruyère devoted his entire life to this book, polishing and expanding it until its definitive version. The work belongs to the tradition of portraiture and moral literature of the French Grand Siècle: under Louis XIV, the author observes the customs and passions of his era with a sharpness that makes one wonder between what he sees and how he sees it.
Edition by Antoine Adam, preface by Marcel Jouhandeau; the text follows the last state revised by the author. Work originally published in 1687.
Recommended for students of French literature and readers interested in classicism and seventeenth-century morality.
Jean de La Bruyère was a French philosopher and moralist, who was noted for his satire.
