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Persian Letters

Author : Montesquieu
Publisher : Indoeuropeanpublishing.com
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (894 download)

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Download or read book Persian Letters written by Montesquieu and published by Indoeuropeanpublishing.com. This book was released on 2023-02-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Persian Letters is a satirical work by Charles de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu, recounting the experiences of two Persian noblemen, Usbek and Rica, who are traveling through France. In 1711 Usbek leaves his seraglio in Isfahan to undertake the long journey to France, accompanied by his young friend Rica. He leaves behind five wives (Zachi, Zéphis, Fatmé, Zélis, and Roxane) in the care of a number of black eunuchs, one of whom is the head or first eunuch. During the trip and their long stay in Paris (1712-1720), they comment, in letters exchanged with friends and mullahs, on numerous aspects of Western, Christian society, particularly French politics and mores, ending with a biting satire of the System of John Law. Over time, various disorders surface back in the seraglio, and beginning in 1717 (Letter 139 [147]), the situation there rapidly unravels. Usbek orders his head eunuch to crack down, but his message does not arrive in time and a revolt brings about the death of his wives, including the vengeful suicide of his favorite, Roxane, and, it appears, most of the eunuchs... About the author: Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (18 January 1689, La Brède, Gironde - 10 February 1755), was a French social commentator and political thinker who lived during the Era of the Enlightenment. He is famous for his articulation of the theory of separation of powers, taken for granted in modern discussions of government and implemented in many constitutions throughout the world. He was largely responsible for the popularization of the terms feudalism and Byzantine Empire. Persian Letters is a satirical work by Montesquieu, recounting the experiences of two Persian noblemen, Usbek and Rica, who are traveling through France.

The Art of the Persian Letters

Author : Randolph Runyon
Publisher : University of Delaware Press
ISBN 13 : 9780874139228
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (392 download)

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Download or read book The Art of the Persian Letters written by Randolph Runyon and published by University of Delaware Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Readers of Montesquieu will through this study discover a new Persian Letters, as the exquisite subtlety of its construction is laid bare for the first time. It should find a new appreciation as a work of art, and not merely as a precursor to the author's Of the Spirit of the Laws. The Letters will henceforth be read in the light of similarly composite texts, from Montaigne's Essays to Baudelaire's Fleurs du mal."--Jacket.

Persian Letters

Author : Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu
Publisher : Dissertations-G
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Persian Letters written by Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu and published by Dissertations-G. This book was released on 1901 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Persian Letters

Author : Montesquieu
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1624661823
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (246 download)

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Download or read book Persian Letters written by Montesquieu and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-03 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Persian Letters

Author : Montesquieu
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191604887
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book Persian Letters written by Montesquieu and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2008-04-17 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '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 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 pioneering epistolary 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. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Tolerance

Author : Caroline Warman
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1783742038
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (837 download)

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Download or read book Tolerance written by Caroline Warman and published by Open Book Publishers. This book was released on 2016-01-04 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by Voltaire’s advice that a text needs to be concise to have real influence, this anthology contains fiery extracts by forty eighteenth-century authors, from the most famous philosophers of the age to those whose brilliant writings are less well-known. These passages are immensely diverse in style and topic, but all have in common a passionate commitment to equality, freedom, and tolerance. Each text resonates powerfully with the issues our world faces today. Tolerance was first published by the Société française d’étude du dix-huitième siècle (the French Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies) in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo assassinations in January 2015 as an act of solidarity and as a response to the surge of interest in Enlightenment values. With the support of the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, it has now been translated by over 100 students and tutors of French at Oxford University.

The Persian Letters

Author : Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book The Persian Letters written by Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Persian Letters

Author : de Montesquieu, Charles
Publisher : Aegitas
ISBN 13 : 1773138103
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (731 download)

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Download or read book The Persian Letters written by de Montesquieu, Charles and published by Aegitas. This book was released on 2017-04-20 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Persian Letters is a literary work, written in 1721, by Charles de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu, recounting the experiences of two Persian noblemen, Usbek and Rica, who are traveling through France.

Selected Political Writings

Author : Montesquieu
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780872200906
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Selected Political Writings written by Montesquieu and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rev. ed. of: The political theory of Montesquieu. 1977.

Read and Write Persian Language in 7 Days

Author : Reza Nazari
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781637190081
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Read and Write Persian Language in 7 Days written by Reza Nazari and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-30 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Absolute Best Book to Help You Learn Persian! Read and Write Persian Language in 7 Days helps you learn how to read and write in Persian Language in a fast and fun way. You can quickly begin to read, pronounce and write in Persian. The book proceeds step-by-step through all the letters of the Persian alphabet, displaying the sounds they stand for and how they are written in words. In addition to the alphabet, you'll learn basic grammar, sentence structures, and pronunciation. Beyond grammar and alphabet lessons, you will also find comprehensive listings of most common Persian words as well as useful tables that you can use as quick references to speed up your mastery of the language. This book offers a solid foundation on learning the Persian language by providing simple grammar rules while enriching vocabulary and comprehension with useful and practical phrases. It is designed to address the needs of Persian students, travelers, and self-learners who need to have a working knowledge of Persian in a few days' time. This comprehensive Persian learning book will: ■ Explain Persian alphabet and how to write Persian letters. ■ Review basic Persian grammar. ■ Provide list of most common Persian words. ■ Help you understand the pronunciation of Persian letters and words. ■ Offer exercises that help you develop basic sentence structures. Read and Write Persian Language in 7 Days is incredibly useful for those who want to learn Persian language quickly and efficiently. You'll be surprised how fast you master the first steps in learning this beautiful language! Use this book along with its FREE tutorial videos at: LearnPersianOnline.com/7days

Iran and a French Empire of Trade, 1700-1808

Author : Junko Thérèse Takeda
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781789622256
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (222 download)

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Download or read book Iran and a French Empire of Trade, 1700-1808 written by Junko Thérèse Takeda and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-31 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iran and a French Empire of Trade examines the understudied topic of Franco-Persian relations in the long eighteenth century to highlight how rising tensions among Eurasian empires and revolutions in the Atlantic world were profoundly intertwined. Conflicts between Persia, Turkey, India and Russia, and European weapons-dealing with these empires occurred against a backdrop of climate change and food insecurities that destabilized markets. Takeda shows how the French state relied on "entrepreneurial imperialism" to extend commercial activities eastwards beyond the Mediterranean during this time, from Louis XIV's reign to Napoleon Bonaparte's First Empire. Organized as a collection of microhistories, her study showcases a colourful set of characters--rogue merchants from Marseille, a gambling house madam, a naturalized Greek-French drogman, and a bi-cultural Genevan-Persian consul, among others--to demonstrate how individuals on the fringes of French society spearheaded projects to foster ties between France and Persia. Considering the Enlightenment as a product of a connected world, Takeda investigates how trans-imperial adventurers, merchants, consuls, and informants negotiated treaties, traded commodities and arms, transferred knowledge, and introduced industrial practices from Asia to Europe. And she shows the surprising ways in which Enlightenment debates about regime changes from the Safavid to Qajar dynasties and Persia's borderland wars shaped French ideas about revolution andpolicies related to empire-building.

Persian Letters

Author : Montesquieu
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Persian Letters written by Montesquieu and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-10 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Persian Letters' is a literary work, published in 1721, by Montesquieu, who is best-remembered for his theory of separation of powers, which is implemented in many constitutions throughout the world. This novel centers on the experiences of two fictional Persian noblemen, Usbek and Rica, who spend several years in France under Louis XIV and the Regency.

Persian Letters

Author : Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0192806351
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (928 download)

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Download or read book Persian Letters written by Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008-04-17 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Erotic Liberalism

Author : Diana J. Schaub
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Erotic Liberalism written by Diana J. Schaub and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 1995 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A treatment of Montesquieu's Persian Letters, which argues that the novel is a philosophic critique of despotism in all its forms: domestic, political and religious. It shows that Montesquieu believed that the Enlightenment failed as a philosophy by not recognising man as an erotic being.

Letters of a Peruvian Woman

Author : Françoise de Graffigny
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191622613
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book Letters of a Peruvian Woman written by Françoise de Graffigny and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2009-01-08 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'It has taken me a long time, my dearest Aza, to fathom the cause of that contempt in which women are held in this country ...' Zilia, an Inca Virgin of the Sun, is captured by the Spanish conquistadores and brutally separated from her lover, Aza. She is rescued and taken to France by Déterville, a nobleman, who is soon captivated by her. One of the most popular novels of the eighteenth century, the Letters of a Peruvian Woman recounts Zilia's feelings on her separation from both her lover and her culture, and her experience of a new and alien society. Françoise de Graffigny's bold and innovative novel clearly appealed to the contemporary taste for the exotic and the timeless appetite for love stories. But by fusing sentimental fiction and social commentary, she also created a new kind of heroine, defined by her intellect as much as her feelings. The novel's controversial ending calls into question traditional assumptions about the role of women both in fiction and society, and about what constitutes 'civilization'. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Unfabling the East

Author : Jürgen Osterhammel
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691196478
Total Pages : 692 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Unfabling the East written by Jürgen Osterhammel and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the long eighteenth century, Europe's travelers, scholars, and intellectuals looked to Asia in a spirit of puzzlement, irony, and openness. In this panoramic and colorful book, Jürgen Osterhammel tells the story of the European Enlightenment's nuanced encounter with the great civilizations of the East, from the Ottoman Empire and India to China and Japan. Here is the acclaimed book that challenges the notion that Europe's formative engagement with the non-European world was invariably marred by an imperial gaze and presumptions of Western superiority. Osterhammel shows how major figures such as Leibniz, Voltaire, Gibbon, and Hegel took a keen interest in Asian culture and history, and introduces lesser-known scientific travelers, colonial administrators, Jesuit missionaries, and adventurers who returned home from Asia bearing manuscripts in many exotic languages, huge collections of ethnographic data, and stories that sometimes defied belief. Osterhammel brings the sights and sounds of this tumultuous age vividly to life, from the salons of Paris and the lecture halls of Edinburgh to the deserts of Arabia, the steppes of Siberia, and the sumptuous courts of Asian princes. He demonstrates how Europe discovered its own identity anew by measuring itself against its more senior continent, and how it was only toward the end of this period that cruder forms of Eurocentrism--and condescension toward Asia--prevailed.

The Persian Mirror

Author : Susan Mokhberi
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190884819
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book The Persian Mirror written by Susan Mokhberi and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-21 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Persian Mirror explores France's preoccupation with Persia in the seventeenth century. Long before Montesquieu's Persian Letters, French intellectuals, diplomats and even ordinary Parisians were fascinated by Persia and eagerly consumed travel accounts, fairy tales, and the spectacle of the Persian ambassador's visit to Paris and Versailles in 1715. Using diplomatic sources, fiction and printed and painted images, The Persian Mirror describes how the French came to see themselves in Safavid Persia. In doing so, it revises our notions of orientalism and the exotic and suggests that early modern Europeans had more nuanced responses to Asia than previously imagined.