“Le secret des secrets,” traduction du XVe siècle. Pseudo-Aristote . Ed. Denis Lorée. Classiques français du Moyen Âge 179. Paris: Honoré Champion, 2017. 456 pp. €45.
and ancient regarding Bossuet, historical influences, critical essays, and analyses of his inspirations are listed here in thirty-two pages. This book is a requirement for any serious scholar who is studying the art of theological oratory, the age of Louis XIV, or the religious issues and rivalry of the day (notably between Bossuet and Fenelon), and it gives an overall understanding of the language of passion as employed by Bossuet.