17th CenturyPascal

Pascal: The Provincial Letters

Eighteen witty open letters in a religious dispute of his day, which helped shape French prose.

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Volume
30 of the 1990 set
Author
Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)
Work
The Provincial Letters 1656–1657

Ideas: Comedy and satire Truth Duty and conscience

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