
caractères
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Dans les *Caractères*, Jean de La Bruyère explore les traits de personnalité et les comportements des individus de son époque. Son œuvre est une satire sociale qui se nourrit des observations fines et mordantes de l'auteur sur les différentes classes sociales, les professions et les modes de vie de la France du XVIIe siècle. En utilisant un style concis et percutant, il met en lumière les vices, les folies et les contradictions des hommes et des femmes de son temps. Les *Caractères* ne se contentent pas de décrire, ils analysent et critiquent les comportements et les attitudes, offrant une réflexion profonde sur la nature humaine et les relations sociales. La Bruyère dénonce l'hypocrisie, l'ambition démesurée, la superficialité et le conformisme, tout en soulignant la complexité des motivations humaines et les nuances de la vie sociale. L'œuvre s'inscrit dans la tradition du portrait moral, popularisé par Théophraste, et s'impose comme un chef-d'œuvre de la littérature française, offrant une vision incisive et durable de la société et de la condition humaine.Book Details
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