Lettres Persanes

Montesquieu

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253 pages

Résumé

To Montesquieu belongs the honor of pioneering the movement out of which grew the philosophical dictionaries, encyclopedias, and the literary crusade against mental subjection. If ever satire had a distinct call to duty it was during the Regency in France. Montesquieu adopted the device of a series of familiar letters exchanged by two Persian travelers in France. They were completed in 1721. Popular taste was captivated by the wit and pleasantry of the Letters. They gently satirized the abuses rife in church and state; society was held up to ridicule for its pet sins.

Considérations sur les causes de la grandeur des Romains et de leur décadence

Lettres persanes - Extraits choisis

Lettres persanes - D'après les manuscrits du château de la Brède

Discours et écrits

Oeuvres complètes de Montesquieu - Tomes 3 et 4, De l'esprit des lois - Manuscrits 2 volumes

Lettres persanes

Essai sur le goût ; le goût

Considérations sur les causes de la grandeur des Romains et de leur décadence : Suivi de Réflexions sur la monarchie universelle en Europe

Critiques