Table-Talk; Or Selections from the Ana: Containing Extracts from the Different Collections of Ana, French, English, Italian, and German, with Bibliographical Notices (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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T1113 taste for those collections Which, nu der the title of Ana, form so consplc 110118 and so interesting 3 portion of F tench literature, is both of high antiquity, and Wide extent. The same blending of moral apothegms, of critical remarks, of serious and comic anec dotes, of scientific or literary information, Which distinguishes the F rench Ana, is to be traced, more or less modified by natural ha bits, and the state of human knowledgefin the Nasr Eddin, the Bassiri, and Teudai of the Turks and Arabians, in the Memorabilia of Plato and Xenophon, in the Enchiridz'on of Artian, and in the Noctes Attica: of Au lus Gellius. The Bons Mots of Cicero we know were compiled by no less a person than J uhus Caesar, While another collection of his good things, we are told by Quinctilian, was made by a freedman under the title, De Jo cis ciceronis.quinct1lian himself has fa voured us With not a few specimens of the Roman Orator's jocular vein, from which.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a collection of insights and criticisms on moral philosophy and literature, composed by learned French Bishop Pierre Daniel Huet over the course of his life. The book gives readers a window into the mind of a man of great intellect and diverse interests, and covers a wide range of topics such as, the morality of the masses, the nature of happiness, the role of the clergy in society, and the limits of the human intellect. The author, a man of faith, leans on his religious background to address these issues, all the while opining on writers such as Cicero and Ovid. This book is a worthwhile read for any reader interested in the confluence of philosophy, religion, and literature that was prevalent in France in the 17th century. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781331509066_0
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