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Francois, duc de La Rochefoucauld owes his place in French literature to his 504 moral maxims and reflective epigrams. Born in 1613, he was a child of the late Renaissance, and though his philosophy seems to derive from a belief that selfishness is the source of all human behaviour, its witty precepts and dispassionate manner had a marked influence on le Philosophes of the 18th century Enlightenment.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Published: 23 Oct 1997
ISBN 10: 1853264873
ISBN 13: 9781853264870