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Chamfort: A Biography

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Sébastien Roch Nicolas Chamfort , whom Nietzsche called the "wittiest of all moralists," is now known for little more than brilliant aphorisms that captivated a long line of thinkers, from Stendhal to Cioran, Schopenhauer to Camus. Yet the fascination of Chamfort's life is barely suggested by the fragments of writing that have survived him. In Claude Arnaud's captivating biography, Chamfort the libertine, playwright, journalist, and revolutionary stands revealed as the most telling emblem of his times.

Language: English

Pages: 374

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Release: June 15, 1992

ISBN: 0226026973

ISBN 13: 9780226026978

Chamfort: A Biography

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Sébastien Roch Nicolas Chamfort , whom Nietzsche called the "wittiest of all moralists," is now known for little more than brilliant aphorisms that captivated a long line of thinkers, from Stendhal to Cioran, Schopenhauer to Camus. Yet the fascination of Chamfort's life is barely suggested by the fragments of writing that have survived him. In Claude Arnaud's captivating biography, Chamfort the libertine, playwright, journalist, and revolutionary stands revealed as the most telling emblem of his times.

Language: English

Pages: 374

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Release: June 15, 1992

ISBN: 0226026973

ISBN 13: 9780226026978

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