About “Lettres persanes”
A 1721 literary work by Montesquieu, presented here in a new, literal English translation that renders recurring words consistently and retains the erotic elements. Persian Letters explores themes including mastery and slavery, jealousy, philosophy and tyranny, self-deception, commerce, nature and convention, vanity, glory, and human sexuality.
Book details
- Latest edition
- 2017 · ISBN 9781548922979
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| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Lettres Persanes, Tome I | 2017 | 9781548922979 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lettres Persanes Tome I | 2016 | 9781533111920 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Persian Letters | 2015 | 9781514328118 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Persian Letters | 2011 | 9781411459359 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Persian Letters | 2008 | 9781442946170 | Buy on Amazon | |
 | Persian Letters (Oxford World's Classics) | 2008 | 9780192806352 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Persian Letters | 2007 | 9781587316319 | Buy on Amazon |
 | The Persian Letters Of Montesquieu | 2007 | 9781432518271 | Buy on Amazon |
 | The Persian letters of Montesquieu | 2007 | 9781436683104 | Buy on Amazon |
| Persian Letters | 2007 | 9781425093129 | Buy on Amazon |