Persian letters
by
Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat baron de, 1689-1755.
Title
:
Persian letters
Author
:
Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat baron de, 1689-1755.
ISBN
:
9780192806352
Personal Author
:
Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat baron de, 1689-1755.
Uniform Title
:
Lettres persanes. English
Publication Information
:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Physical Description
:
xlii, 270 p. ; 20 cm.
Series
:
Oxford world's classics
Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
Series Title
:
Oxford world's classics
Contents
:
Note on the Chronology of the Persian Letters -- A Chronology of Montesquieu -- Persian Letters -- Letters -- Supplementary Letters -- Some Reflections on the Persian Letters -- Appendix. Extracts from Montesquieu's Sources.
Abstract
:
"Two Persian travellers, Usbek and Rica, arrive in Paris just before the death of Louis XIV and in time to witness the hedonism and financial crash of the Regency. In their letters home they report on visits to the theatre and scientific societies, and observe the manners and flirtations of polite society, the structures of power and the hypocrisy of religion. Irony and bitter satire mark their comparison of East and West and their quest for understanding. Unsettling news from Persia concerning the female world of the harem intrudes on their new identities and provides a suspenseful plot of erotic jealousy and passion." "This novel and work of travel-writing opened the world of the West to its oriental visitors and the Orient to its Western readers. This is the first English translation based on the original text, revealing this lively work as Montesquieu first intended."--BOOK JACKET.
Genre
:
Epistolary fiction.
Added Author
:
Mauldon, Margaret.
Kahn, Andrew.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025412129 | 843.5 M781P 2008 | 1 |