Nicolas La Grange
Nicolas La Grange (1707–1775) [1] was a French playwright and translator, notable for his 1768 translation of Lucretius' De Rerum Natura and for several plays.
La Grange served as private tutor to the children of the French Enlightenment philosopher Baron d'Holbach and collaborated with Jacques-André Naigeon in translating the works of Seneca.[2]
Works (selection)
- 1758: Oeuvres de théâtre de M. de La Grange. Duchesne, Paris
- 1770: Le bon tuteur, et l'indolent. Libr. assoc., La Haye
- 1772: Les contre-temps: Comédie.
References
- ↑ Arthur M. Wilson (1972). Diderot. Oxford University Press. p. 690.
- ↑ S. G. Tallentyre, Friends of Voltaire, p. 130.
External links
- Œuvres de Theatre de M. de La Grange at Google Books
- Adriene; ou, Les aventures de la marquise de *** at the Internet Archive
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