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BOILEAU DESPREAUX, Nicolas. 'Oeuvres,' Four volumes, with vols III and IV bound in one, full calf, rubbed and bumped, loss to back strip to vol III & IV with front board loosening, frontis engravings, red and black title pages, vg text blocks with some sporadic light spotting, David Mortimer, Amsterdam, 1717. (3) A good example of Boileau-Despréaux's foundational role in shaping the literary landscape of 17th and 18th century France. His emphasis on order, reason, and clarity left a lasting legacy and influenced generations of writers and critics who followed the classical tradition.
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