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Characters, or the Manners of the Age, with The Characters of Theophrastus
work by La Bruyère
Also known as: “Les Caracteres de Theophraste traduits du grec avec Les Caracteres ou les moeurs de ce siecle”
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discussed in biography
- In Jean de La Bruyère
…moeurs de ce siècle (1688; The Characters, or the Manners of the Age, with The Characters of Theophrastus), which is considered to be one of the masterpieces of French literature.
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place in French literature
- In French literature: Satire
…Bruyère chose to write his Caractères de Théophraste traduits du grec, avec les caractères ou les moeurs de ce siècle (1688; “The Characters of Theophrastus Translated from the Greek, with the Characters or Manners of This Century”; Eng. trans. The Characters, or the Manners of the Age) in the style…
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