| Correspondance Générale d'Helvétius, Volume III: 1761-1774 / Lettres 465-720 Contributor(s): Helvétius, Claude Adrien (Author), Smith, David (Editor), Allan, Peter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1442638826 ISBN-13: 9781442638822 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $61.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: French Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Philosophers - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | Europe - France |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 6" W x 9" (1.64 lbs) 510 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
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| Publisher Description: The first two volumes of the Correspondance g?n?rale d'Helv?tius inspired international acclaim. Now the third volume offers us further insight into a variety of aspects of life in eighteenth-century France. Claude-Adrian Helv?tius (1715-71) was a wealthy and high-ranking member of French society. He was acquainted with the leading political and social figures of his time and, through family, with the court and government which he occasionally served in a diplomatic capacity. Philosopher, encyclopedist, and author of the explosive De l'Esprit, he and his wife, Anne Catherine de Ligneville, corresponded with the great and influential throughout Europe. The letters in this volume were written between 1761 and 1774, a period in which Helv?tius enjoyed the fruits of his fame, travelled to England (1764) and Prussia (1765), and produced two books, Le Bonheur and De l'homme, which were published after his death. |
Contributor Bio(s): Helv?tius, Claude Adrien: - Claude Adrien Helv?tius (1715-1771) was a French philosopher, freemason, and litt?rateur. Smith, David: -David Smith is a professor emeritus of French at the University of Toronto. Inguenaud, Marie-Th?r?se: - Marie-Th?r?se Inguenaud is a professor of French at the University of Paris VIIAllan, Peter: -Peter Allan is a professor of French at Mount Allison University. Dainard, Alan: -Alan Dainard is a professor of French at University of Toronto. Orsoni, Jean: -Jean Orsoni is a professor of French at the University of Quebec at Trois-Riv?res. |