The Provincial Letters — Blaise Pascal
Title: The Provincial Letters — Blaise Pascal
Author: Blaise Pascal
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
Edition: Penguin Classics edition. This translation first published 1967.
ISBN: No ISBN
Condition: Second-hand. Worn vintage paperback with heavy rubbing, creasing, edge wear, corner wear, surface marks and a $1.00 price sticker on the front cover. Spine is heavily rubbed and worn, though the book appears intact. Pages are age-toned with some handling wear visible. Please see photos for the exact copy available.
The Provincial Letters is Blaise Pascal’s famous series of satirical letters written during the Jansenist and Jesuit controversy of the seventeenth century. Sharp, witty and polemical, the letters attack religious hypocrisy, casuistry and moral evasiveness while also standing as a major work of French prose.