Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues
Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues (born August 6, 1715 in Aix-en-Provence , † May 28, 1747 in Paris ) was a French philosopher , moralist and writer .
Life
Little is known about Vauvenargues' youth. In 1735 he joined the French army and served in the War of the Polish Succession and the War of Austrian Succession . For health reasons he had to quit his job in 1744 and moved to Paris in 1745, where he turned to philosophy and literature.
Vauvenargue's interest in ancient philosophers was above all the Stoics . He dealt with the great themes of later romanticism: heart, nature, passion, love, and basically believed that people will develop for good despite their changeability. Lovers of his works like to say that he brought hearts back to the age of absolutism .
His main work Introduction à la Connaissance de l'Esprit Humain, suivie de Réflexions et maximes consists of the eponymous essay and over 700 reflections and maxims that illustrate his philosophy in aphoristic form.
Vauvenargues has demonstrably studied Voltaire's writings throughout his life .
Works
- Introduction à la Connoissance de l'Esprit Humain, suivie de Réflexions et maximes . (Paris, 1746; paperback edition: Flammarion, Paris 1981 ISBN 2-08-070336-6 )
German editions
- The French moralists. Volume 1: La Rochefoucauld, Vauvenargues, Montesquieu, Chamfort . Text collection. For the first time Dieterich'sche Verlagbuchhandlung , Leipzig 1938 ( Dieterich Collection , 22). Again: dtv , Munich 1984 ISBN 3-423-06026-3 ; again in: Übers. Fritz Schalk : French moralists: François de La Rochefoucauld , Vauvenargues, Montesquieu , Nicolas Chamfort . detebe Klassiker 22791, Diogenes, Zurich 1995, pp. 144–272
- "Great thoughts arise in the heart." His maxims . Edited by Wolfgang Kraus . Transl. Candida Kraus. Prachner, Vienna 1954. Again: Diogenes, Zurich 1992 ISBN 3-257-22511-3
literature
- Ellen Key : Vauvenargues, in: Essays. Berlin 1903, p. 135ff.
- Hans Rabow: The ten creative years of Vauvenargues 1737–1747. Depicted on the basis of his letters and aphoristic statements. Berlin 1932
- Hans Peter Balmer : Condicio humana or What human being means. Moralistic Perspectives on Practical Philosophy . readbox unipress, Münster 2018, pp. 172–179. ISBN 978-3-95925-067-2 . (Open Access: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-epub-41154-9 )
- Max Rychner : Vauvenargues. (First 1949) Again in: Essays on literature. Manesse, Zurich 1966
- Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve : Literary Portraits. From 17th - 19th century France. (First 1836-39) Stuttgart 1949; again Dieterich'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung , Wiesbaden and Leipzig 1958, p. 248ff.
Web links
- Literature by and about Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues in the catalog of the German National Library
notes
- ↑ In between there are frequent editions, in different publishers, in different translations and with corresponding prefaces by Karl Vossler or Fritz Schalk, who were also the editors. See evidence in French Moralists , Literature
- ^ Reprint: Kraus, Nendeln 1967
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vauvenargues, Marquis de, Luc de Clapiers |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French philosopher, moralist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 6, 1715 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aix-en-Provence |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 28, 1747 |
| Place of death | Paris |