Lettres persanes, tome I by baron de Charles de Secondat Montesquieu
"Lettres persanes, tome I" by baron de Charles de Secondat Montesquieu is an epistolary novel published in 1721. Two Persian travelers, Usbek and Rica, journey to Paris and exchange letters with friends back home during their nine-year stay abroad. Through their seemingly naive observations, they critique eighteenth-century French society and politics. Meanwhile, Usbek's harem in Ispahan descends into chaos as rebellion brews among his wives and eunuchs, leading to a dramatic and
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| Author | Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, baron de, 1689-1755 |
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| Annotator | Lefèvre, André, 1834-1904 |
| Title | Lettres persanes, tome I |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Letters Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lettres_persanes |
| Credits |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Epistolary fiction |
| Subject | Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, baron de, 1689-1755 |
| Subject | East and West -- Fiction |
| Subject | Iranians -- Europe -- Fiction |
| Subject | Europe -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 30268 |
| Release Date | Oct 16, 2009 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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