Playing with Truth Language and the Human Condition in Pascal's Pensées |
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| Author:
| Hammond, Nicholas |
| Series title: | Oxford Modern Languages and Literature Monographs |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-167341-2 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1994 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Clarendon Press |
| Book Format: | Online resource |
| List Price: | USD $41.95 |
Book Description:
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Playing with Truth is the first comprehensive work on Pascal to be devoted to his use in the Pens�es of key terms depicting its central subject--the human condition. Generally acknowledged as one of the greatest masterpieces of seventeenth-century France, the Pens�es is an unfinished work which has both inspired and perplexed readers in succeeding centuries. In this study Nicholas Hammond explores such fundamental notions as language and order, proceeding with a detailed...
More DescriptionPlaying with Truth is the first comprehensive work on Pascal to be devoted to his use in the Pens�es of key terms depicting its central subject--the human condition. Generally acknowledged as one of the greatest masterpieces of seventeenth-century France, the Pens�es is an unfinished work which has both inspired and perplexed readers in succeeding centuries. In this study Nicholas Hammond explores such fundamental notions as language and order, proceeding with a detailed analysis of the words inconstance, ennui, inqui�tude, bonheur, f�licit�, and justice. In the process, he gives an in-depth account of many important critical controversies of the day, as well as offering a novel and provocative insight into the persuasive purpose of the Pens�es.