SEBASTIEN ROCH NICOLAS CHAMFORT
\sˈɛbasʃən ɹˈɒk nˈɪkələz t͡ʃˈamfɔːt], \sˈɛbasʃən ɹˈɒk nˈɪkələz tʃˈamfɔːt], \s_ˈɛ_b_a_s_ʃ_ə_n ɹ_ˈɒ_k n_ˈɪ_k_ə_l_ə_z tʃ_ˈa_m_f_ɔː_t]\
Definitions of SEBASTIEN ROCH NICOLAS CHAMFORT
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A French moralist and critic (1741-1794). Among his works are comedies, literary criticisms, political articles, and poems; but none compare with his "Maxims and Thoughts", which are worthy to rank next after La Rochefoucauld's "Maxims". Sainte-Beuve says of them that they are like "well-minted coins that retain their value". Chamfort's tragedy "Mustapha and Zeangir" has some scenes of genuine passion, but as a whole it is artificial. He wrote some tales in verse, but their licentiousness is not redeemed even by grace of style.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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