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Maximes et pensées Anecdotes et caractères French Edition edition by Nicolas de Chamfort Politics Social Sciences eBooks

I first discovered Chamfort in a little bookstore in Quebec city back in the 1970s and, even though I had never heard of him before (in spite of being a French major in college), I took a chance and bought the "Maximes." I did not regret the choice. There a few authors to whom I return year after year: Chamfort is among those select few authors. I find his style concise; his wit mordant and his observations on politics, religion and human nature profoundly perspicacious. Take the time to walk through some of the aristocratic salons and palaces of Ancien Regime France and you'll not regret it. He will show you the royal princess at Versailles who, finding that her commoner maid had ten fingers (the exact number that she- a royal princess- also had), commanded the maid to hold out her hands a second time so that she could re-count the number of fingers "to assure herself" that she had counted correctly. Biting in its wit- most assuredly- but also a thought provoking and profound observation about the abyss that separates social classes under autocratic and hierarchical regimes.

Although he may not ever be judged by the critics or academics to have the intellectual weight of a Diderot or the wit of of a Voltaire, I think you'll agree that he deserves a place in any 18th century reading-list.

Product details File Size 270 KB Print Length 147 pages Simultaneous Device Usage Unlimited Publication Date September 30, 2011 Language French ASIN B005R88CSM

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Maximes et pensées Anecdotes et caractères French Edition edition by Nicolas de Chamfort Politics Social Sciences eBooks Reviews

I first discovered Chamfort in a little bookstore in Quebec city back in the 1970s and, even though I had never heard of him before (in spite of being a French major in college), I took a chance and bought the "Maximes." I did not regret the choice. There a few authors to whom I return year after year Chamfort is among those select few authors. I find his style concise; his wit mordant and his observations on politics, religion and human nature profoundly perspicacious. Take the time to walk through some of the aristocratic salons and palaces of Ancien Regime France and you'll not regret it. He will show you the royal princess at Versailles who, finding that her commoner maid had ten fingers (the exact number that she- a royal princess- also had), commanded the maid to hold out her hands a second time so that she could re-count the number of fingers "to assure herself" that she had counted correctly. Biting in its wit- most assuredly- but also a thought provoking and profound observation about the abyss that separates social classes under autocratic and hierarchical regimes.

Although he may not ever be judged by the critics or academics to have the intellectual weight of a Diderot or the wit of of a Voltaire, I think you'll agree that he deserves a place in any 18th century reading-list.