Regarding Chamfort, this, from wikipedia, glorious in its horrendous, florid prose:"His aphorisms, less systematic and psychologically less important than those of La Rochefoucauld, are as significant in their violence and iconoclastic spirit of the period of storm and preparation that gave them birth as the Réflexions in their exquisite restraint and elaborate subtlety are characteristic of the tranquil elegance of their epoch. Moreover, they have the advantage of richness of colour, picturesqueness of phrase, passion, and audacity."
:D Chamfort is great. I'll probably do a post with some biographical information soon.
Regarding Chamfort, this, from wikipedia, glorious in its horrendous, florid prose:
ReplyDelete"His aphorisms, less systematic and psychologically less important than those of La Rochefoucauld, are as significant in their violence and iconoclastic spirit of the period of storm and preparation that gave them birth as the Réflexions in their exquisite restraint and elaborate subtlety are characteristic of the tranquil elegance of their epoch. Moreover, they have the advantage of richness of colour, picturesqueness of phrase, passion, and audacity."
:D Chamfort is great. I'll probably do a post with some biographical information soon.
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