Art’s only concern with the real is to abolish it, and to substitute for it a new reality.
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| Birth: | 20th February, 1910 |
| Death: | 15th September, 2002 |
| Nationality: | Swiss |
| Profession: | Critic, Professor, Writer |
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Jean Rousset was born in Geneva, Switzerland. He was a Swiss literary critic who worked on French literature, and in particular on Baroque literature of the late Renaissance and early seventeenth century. He began his studies in law, before changing to literature. He served as a professor at the University of Geneva. He wrote several books include: La Littérature de l’âge baroque en France, Forme et signification, L’Intérieur et l’extérieur, Narcisse romancier, Anthologie de la Poésie baroque française, and Dernier regard sur le baroque.
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