Playing with Truth Language and the Human Condition in Pascal's Pensées |
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| Author:
| Hammond, Nicholas |
| Series title: | Oxford Modern Languages and Literature Monographs |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-815893-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1994 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Clarendon Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $49.99 |
Book Description:
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This is the first comprehensive work on Pascal to be devoted to his use of key terms depicting the central subject of the Pensées, the human condition. Giving and in-depth account of many important critical controversies of the day, as well as offering a novel and provocative insight into the persuasive purpose of the Pensées, Hammond explores such fundamental notions as language and order.
This is the first comprehensive work on Pascal to be devoted to his use of key terms depicting the central subject of the Pensées, the human condition. Giving and in-depth account of many important critical controversies of the day, as well as offering a novel and provocative insight into the persuasive purpose of the Pensées, Hammond explores such fundamental notions as language and order.