Persian letters /
Two Persian travellers arrive in Paris and report on the European society of the Enlightenment in their letters home. With biting satire they compare East and West, while unsettling news from the harem provides a suspenseful plot of jealousy and passion. This is the first English translation based o...
| Основен автор: | Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, baron de, 1689-1755. |
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| Други автори: | Mauldon, Margaret., Kahn, Andrew. |
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English French |
| Публикувано: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2008.
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| Серия: |
Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=257842 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Persian letters. |
| Резюме: |
Two Persian travellers arrive in Paris and report on the European society of the Enlightenment in their letters home. With biting satire they compare East and West, while unsettling news from the harem provides a suspenseful plot of jealousy and passion. This is the first English translation based on the original text. - ;'Oh! Monsieur is Persian? That's most extraordinary! How can someone be Persian?'. 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 rep. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xlii, 270 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxiv-xxxvii). |
| ISBN: |
9780191539633 0191539635 |