Jacques Le Brun Explained
| Jacques Le Brun |
| Birth Date: | 18 May 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Paris, France |
| Death Place: | Paris, France |
| Nationality: | French |
| Occupation: | Historian |
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]
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)
- Le Christ imaginaire au XVIIème siècle (2020)
- La chapelle de la rue blomet (2021)
Notes and References
- Web site: Coronavirus: décès de l'historien Jacques Le Brun. 6 April 2020. Livres Hebdo. French.
- Web site: Jacques Le Brun. Éditions du Cerf. French.
