A Buckler, Against Adversitie

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Also known as: “De la constance et consolation ès calamités publiques”(Show More)

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A Buckler, Against Adversitie is the English translation of Guillaume du Vair's De la constance et consolation \u00e8s calamit\u00e9s publiques. Published in 1593, this work by the influential French writer and thinker Guillaume du Vair offers a blend of Stoicism and Christianity. It was written during a tumultuous period in France and aimed to provide solace and constancy in the face of public calamities. Du Vair's ideas were significant in disseminating Stoic and Christian ethics, influencing later French moralists and poets. The term "buckler" itself refers to a small, round shield held by a handle or worn on the arm, used for defense. It can also metaphorically mean something that shields or protects. The verb "to buckler" means to shield or defend with such a device.123

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A Buckler, Against Adversitie, 1622). In this work he put forward an amalgam of Stoicism and Christianity that was well calculated to appeal to readers in a France torn apart by civil war. Philosophers such as Justus Lipsius had already attempted to fuse Christian and Stoic…
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A Buckler, Against Adversitie, 1622). In this work he put forward an amalgam of Stoicism and Christianity that was well calculated to appeal to readers in a France torn apart by civil war. Philosophers such as Justus Lipsius had already attempted to fuse Christian and Stoic…
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