(Encyclopedia) Balzac, Jean Louis Guez deBalzac, Jean Louis Guez dezhäN lwē gā [key]Balzac, Jean Louis Guez de də bälzäkˈ [key], 1597?–1654, French writer. His Lettres (1624, tr. 1634) and other…
The Question: To which French philosopher can I attribute the following quote, "Man is born free and is everywhere in chains." The Answer: This quote can be…
(Encyclopedia) La Harpe, Jean François deLa Harpe, Jean François dezhäN fräNswäˈ də [key]La Harpe, Jean François de lä ärp [key], 1739–1803, French critic. He was the author of the monumental Cours…
(Encyclopedia) Le Clézio, Jean-Marie Gustave, 1940–, French novelist, b. Nice, grad. Univ. of Nice (L. ès L., 1963), Univ. of Aix-en-Provence (M.A., 1964), Univ. of Perpignan (D. ès L., 1983). He…
