Collected Maxims and Other Reflections
This bilingual edition provides the fullest collection of La Rochefoucauld's writings ever published in English, including all the maxims and the first complete translation of the Miscellaneous Reflections
La Rochefoucauld's maxims are famous, and famously witty: cynical and penetrating, they encapsulate uncomfortable and everlasting truths about the human condition
Includes a new critical edition of the French text, and is the first to take into account the research of the last 30 years
Excellent introduction surveys La Rochefoucauld's life, the genesis of his work, its form and content, and its influence
Includes comprehensive explanatory notes, a table of alternative maxim numbers, and an extensive and invaluable index of topics
This bilingual edition provides the fullest collection of La Rochefoucauld's writings ever published in English, including all the maxims and the first complete translation of the Miscellaneous Reflections
La Rochefoucauld's maxims are famous, and famously witty: cynical and penetrating, they encapsulate uncomfortable and everlasting truths about the human condition
Includes a new critical edition of the French text, and is the first to take into account the research of the last 30 years
Excellent introduction surveys La Rochefoucauld's life, the genesis of his work, its form and content, and its influence
Includes comprehensive explanatory notes, a table of alternative maxim numbers, and an extensive and invaluable index of topics
This bilingual edition provides the fullest collection of La Rochefoucauld's writings ever published in English, including all the maxims and the first complete translation of the Miscellaneous Reflections
La Rochefoucauld's maxims are famous, and famously witty: cynical and penetrating, they encapsulate uncomfortable and everlasting truths about the human condition
Includes a new critical edition of the French text, and is the first to take into account the research of the last 30 years
Excellent introduction surveys La Rochefoucauld's life, the genesis of his work, its form and content, and its influence
Includes comprehensive explanatory notes, a table of alternative maxim numbers, and an extensive and invaluable index of topics