{"product_id":"maxims-isbn-9780140440959","title":"Maxims","description":"The philosophy of La Rochefoucauld, which influenced French intellectuals as diverse as Voltaire and the Jansenists, is captured here in more than 600 penetrating and pithy aphorisms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.Maxims - La Rochefoucauld       \u003ci\u003eTranslated by Leonard Tancock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePortraits\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSelf-Portrait of the Duc de la Rochefoucauld\u003cbr\u003ePortrait of the Duc de la Rochefoucauld by Cardinal de Retz\u003cbr\u003ePortrait of Cardinal de Retz by La Rochefoucauld\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaxims\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReflections or Aphorisms and Moral Maxims\u003cbr\u003ePosthumous Maxims\u003cbr\u003eMaxims withdrawn by the Author\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLa Rochefoucauld\u003c\/b\u003e (1613-1680) was a French classical author who was one of the most active rebels of the \u003ci\u003eFronde\u003c\/i\u003e before becoming the leading proponent of the \u003ci\u003emaxime\u003c\/i\u003e, a French literary form of epigram that expresses severe or contradictory facts with brevity. La Rochefoucauld published only two works, the \u003ci\u003eMémoires\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eMaximes\u003c\/i\u003e. Additionally, about 150 letters have been collected with 19 shorter pieces, now known as \u003ci\u003eRéflexions diverses\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeonard Tancock\u003c\/b\u003e (1902–1986) was an eminent translator of French and a renowned scholar. He taught French at University College London and is best known for his translation of classic French literature, including works by Émile Zola, Voltaire, and Guy de Maupassant.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302246240485,"sku":"NP9780140440959","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140440959.jpg?v=1767732441","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/maxims-isbn-9780140440959","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}