Jacques Le Brun
Jacques Le Brun (18 May 1931 – 6 April 2020) was a French historian who specialized in the study of Christianity in the 17th century.[1]
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| Born | 18 May 1931 Paris, France |
| Died | 6 April 2020 (aged 88) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Historian |
Biography
Le Brun's first works were related to Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet. He was Director of Honorary Studies at the École pratique des hautes études, and the Chair of History of Modern Catholicism at the school.[2] In addition to his research, he also edited the works of François Fénelon.
Jacques Le Brun died on 6 April 2020 at the age of 88 after contracting COVID-19.
Publications
- Bossuet (1970)
- Les Opuscules spirituels de Bossuet. Recherches sur la tradition nancéienne (1970)
- La spiritualité de Bossuet (1972)
- Le Pur Amour de Platon à Lacan (2002)
- La Jouissance et le Trouble. Recherches sur la littérature chrétienne de l'âge classique (2004)
- Le Pouvoir d'abdiquer. Essai sur la déchéance volontaire (2009)
- Sœur et amante. Les biographies spirituelles féminines du XVIIe siècle (2013)
- Dieu, un pur rien. Angelus Silesius, poésie, métaphysique et mystique (2019)
References
- "Coronavirus: décès de l'historien Jacques Le Brun". Livres Hebdo (in French). 6 April 2020.
- "Jacques Le Brun". Éditions du Cerf (in French).
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