Montesquieu : une histoire de temps

Montesquieu : a story of time

Rediscovering Montesquieu in his time and throughout history: the key works of the Enlightenment, Persian Letters, Considerations on the Romans, The Spirit of Law take on their full meaning if one takes into account their literary, political, historical and legal dimensions. Major historical events, such as Alexander the Great's discovery of the Indies, Hanno the Navigator’s voyage around Africa or the invasion of Europe by the Huns, Augustus’ seizure of power and the long reign of Justinian, reveal the power of the human spirit and the weakness of societies subjected to the power of a single person. History, ancient or recent, becomes the preferred sphere of action for political thought and reveals the insignificance of the individual throughout centuries and across nations. Through this world without heroes, governed by deep-rooted, general matters, the dominant qualities of a philosophical writer emerge: freedom of mind and sharpness of vision, revealed by the series of sometimes contradictory readings presented here.

Title Montesquieu : une histoire de temps

Edition First Edition

Author Catherine Volpilhac-Auger

Collection La croisée des chemins

ISSN 17658128

Publisher ENS Éditions

Tags , , , history of linguistic ideas, literature

BISAC Subject Heading PHI009000 PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys
PHI046000 PHILOSOPHY / Individual Philosophers

BIC Subject Heading HP Philosophy
HPS Social & political philosophy

Dewey (abridged) 100 Philosophy
101 Theory of philosophy

Audience 05 College/higher education

Title First Published 17 January 2017

Format Paperback

Product Detail 1

ISBN-10 2-84788-855-1

ISBN-13 978-2-84788-855-3

GTIN13 (EAN13) 9782847888553

Reference no. 978-2-84788-855-3

Publication Date 17 January 2017

Publication Lyon, France

Product Content Text (eye-readable)

Content page count 268

Illustrations 1 Illustrations

1 illustrations, black & white

Dimensions 14 x 21.5 cm

List Price 22.00 €

Onix Version 2.1 , Version 3

Format PDF

Product Detail 1

ISBN-10 2-84788-856-X

ISBN-13 978-2-84788-856-0

GTIN13 (EAN13) 9782847888560

Reference no. 978-2-84788-856-0

Publication Date 17 January 2017

Publication Lyon, France

Content page count 268

Illustrations 1 Illustrations

1 illustrations, black & white

List Price 12.99 €

Onix Version 2.1 , Version 3

Catherine Volpilhac-Auger
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Catherine Volpilhac-Auger

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Histoire éditoriale de l'oeuvre de Montesquieu (1748-1964)

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Contributions:

Catherine Volpilhac-Auger, Philip Stewart

Œuvres complètes de Montesquieu

19 - Correspondance, II

Hors Collection

These 288 letters span the period between Montesquieu's return from travelling and the completion of L'Esprit des lois. They evoke the Parisian literary and scientific scene, news of politics and wars, and, of course, Montesquieu's major works. The writer also reveals himself to be an attentive father and shrewd proprietor.