Persian Letters

With Related Texts

Montesquieu (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

344 Seiten

2014
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc (Verlag)
978-1-62466-180-8 (ISBN)

Artikel merken

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. With skill and artistry, Raymond MacKenzie's stunning new translation accurately reflects the mood and character of the work. In his richly conceived Introduction, MacKenzie seamlessly weaves together an overview of the period with details of Montesquieu's life, including the influences that inspired the Persian Letters , the character and power of the book, and its reception. This edition also includes a Calendar of the Persian Letters , a Bibliography of Works in English, and a Bibliography of Works in French. Related texts provide insight into the legacy of the Persian Letters . They include selections from works by George Lyttelton, Voltaire, Oliver Goldsmith, and Maria Edgeworth.

Raymond N. MacKenzie is Professor of English, University of St. Thomas. His other works include a translation of François Mauriac's Thérèse Desqueyroux (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005), Baudelaire's Paris Spleen and La Fanfarlo (Hackett, 2008), and Flaubert's Madame Bovary (Hackett, 2009).

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.12.2014
Übersetzer	Raymond N. MacKenzie
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Cambridge, MA
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie des Mittelalters
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-62466-180-7 / 1624661807
ISBN-13	978-1-62466-180-8 / 9781624661808
Zustand	Neuware