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Jean Rousset

Swiss literary critic (1910-2002) · Switzerland · On the map · Academics · Died at 92

Jean Rousset 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 is grouped with the Geneva School and with early structuralism.

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Honorary Doctor of Ca' Foscari University of Venice1995
Doctor Honoris Causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University1983

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Country
Switzerland
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 2002 · aged 92