Hippolyte Taine

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Also Known As	Hippolyte-Adolphe Taine
Born	April 21, 1828 • France
Died	March 5, 1893 (aged 64) • Paris • France
Notable Works	“De l’intelligence” • “Essai sur Tite-Live” • “Essais de critique et d’histoire” • “History of English Literature” • “L’Ancien Régime” • “La Fontaine et ses fables” • “Le Régime moderne” • “Les Origines de la France contemporaine” • “Les Philosophes français du XIX^e siècle”
Subjects Of Study	literary criticism • Jean de La Fontaine • Livy • philosophy of history

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