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Balzac, Jean Louis Guez de

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Balzac, Jean Louis Guez de (1597–1654)

French essayist. His writings mark the beginning of a polish and elaboration previously unknown in French composition. His ‘Lettres’ were published in 1624, ‘Le Prince’ (1631), ‘Discours’ (1644), ‘Le Barbon’ (1648), ‘Le Socrate chrétien’ (1652), and ‘Aristippe’ (1658).

He went to Italy with Cardinal de la Valette and was struck by the rich smoothness of the Italian style as compared with that of his own country.



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