Persian letters
Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, baron de, 1689-17552008
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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.
Main title:
Persian letters / Montesquieu ; translated by Margaret Mauldon ; with an introduction and notes by Andrew Kahn.
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Collation:
xlii, 268 p. ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. xxx-xxxvii).Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9780192806352 (pbk)
Dewey class:
843.5844.5MON
Language:
EnglishFrench
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BRN:
1869967