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Maxims

By La Rochefoucauld
Introduction by Leonard Tancock
Translated by Leonard Tancock

By La Rochefoucauld
Introduction by Leonard Tancock
Translated by Leonard Tancock

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Jan 28, 1982 | ISBN 9780140440959

Maxims by La Rochefoucauld
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About Maxims

The philosophy of La Rochefoucauld, which influenced French intellectuals as diverse as Voltaire and the Jansenists, is captured here in more than 600 penetrating and pithy aphorisms.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

About La Rochefoucauld

La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) was a French classical author who was one of the most active rebels of the Fronde before becoming the leading proponent of the maxime, a French literary form of epigram that expresses severe or contradictory facts with… More about La Rochefoucauld

Product Details

Category: Philosophy | Classic Nonfiction | Essays & Literary Collections | Literary Criticism

Paperback | $15.00
Published by Penguin Classics
Jan 28, 1982 | 128 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780140440959

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Table Of Contents

Maxims – La Rochefoucauld Translated by Leonard Tancock

Introduction
Portraits
Self-Portrait of the Duc de la Rochefoucauld
Portrait of the Duc de la Rochefoucauld by Cardinal de Retz
Portrait of Cardinal de Retz by La Rochefoucauld
Maxims
Reflections or Aphorisms and Moral Maxims
Posthumous Maxims
Maxims withdrawn by the Author
Notes

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