The provincial letters of Blaise Pascal : A new translation, with historical…
"The Provincial Letters of Blaise Pascal" by Blaise Pascal is a series of eighteen polemical letters written between 1656-1657. Written under a pseudonym during a fierce theological controversy, these letters defend Pascal's friend against heresy charges while launching a witty, satirical attack on Jesuit casuistry and moral reasoning. Combining intellectual fervor with worldly polish, Pascal's humorous mockery made these letters both a literary sensation and a theological bombshell that defied even papal
authority, ultimately influencing how the Church approached moral questions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Pascal, Blaise, 1623-1662 |
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| Translator | M'Crie, Thomas, 1797-1875 |
| Uniform Title | Les provinciales. English |
| Title | The provincial letters of Blaise Pascal : A new translation, with historical introduction and notes, by the Rev. Thomas M'Crie |
| Original Publication | United States: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1856. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lettres_provinciales |
| Credits | Charlene Taylor, Daniel Lowe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 61.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | BX: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Churches, Church movements |
| Subject | Jansenists -- France -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Port-Royal des Champs (Abbey) -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Jesuits -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 73959 |
| Release Date | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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