Persian Letters With Related Texts |
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| Author:
| Montesquieu, |
| Translator:
| MacKenzie, Raymond N. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62466-180-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2014 |
| Publisher: | Hackett Publishing Company, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $23.95 |
Book Description:
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A classic work of the European Enlightenment - and one of the most popular, if scandalous, in its day - the Persian Letters captures, in an engaging epistolary format, the transformational spirit of the era. Amid an ongoing tale rife with sex, violence, and wit, the work addresses a diverse range of topics from human nature and the origins of society, to the nature and role of religious belief, the role of women, statecraft, justice, morality, and human identity.
A classic work of the European Enlightenment - and one of the most popular, if scandalous, in its day - the Persian Letters captures, in an engaging epistolary format, the transformational spirit of the era. Amid an ongoing tale rife with sex, violence, and wit, the work addresses a diverse range of topics from human nature and the origins of society, to the nature and role of religious belief, the role of women, statecraft, justice, morality, and human identity.