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Jean de la Bruyère

La Bruyère's Caractères appeared in 1688, and at once, as Nicolas de Malézieu had predicted, brought him "bien des lecteurs et bien des ennemis" (many readers and many enemies).

At the head of these were Thomas Corneille, Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle and Isaac de Benserade, who were clearly aimed at in the book, as well as innumerable other persons, men and women of letters as well as of society, identifiable by manuscript "keys" compiled by the scribblers of the day. The friendship of Bossuet and protection of the Condés sufficiently defended the author, and he continued to insert fresh portraits of his contemporaries in each new edition of his book, especially in the 4th (1689). Those, however, whom he had attacked were powerful in the Académie française, and numerous defeats awaited La Bruyère before he could make his way into that guarded hold. He was defeated thrice in 1691, and on one memorable occasion he had but seven votes, five of which were those of Bossuet, Boileau, Racine, Paul Pellisson and Bussy-Rabutin.


Título original Les Caracteres ou les Moeurs de ce siècle
Traductor Henri Van Laun
Idioma Inglés
Publicación 1688 (1885)
Editorial Ballantine & Banson
Categoría Filosofía


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