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St. Petersburg dialogues, or, Conversations on the temporal government of providence / Joseph de Maistre ; translated and edited by Richard A. Lebrun.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Maistre, Joseph Marie, comte de, 1753-1821.
- Standardized Title:
- Soirées de Saint-Pétersbourg, ou, Entretiens sur le gouvernement temporel de la Providence. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Providence and government of God.
- Good and evil.
- Sacrifice.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxxvi, 407 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Saint Petersburg dialogues
- Conversations on the temporal government of providence
- St. Petersburg dialogues.
- Saint Petersburg dialogues.
- Conversations on the temporal government of providence.
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1993.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A classic renowned for both its content and its French literary style that today still influences the direction of far-right conservatism in Western political thought.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chronology
- Critical Bibliography
- A Note on the Text
- St Petersburg Dialogues
- First Dialogue
- Second Dialogue
- Third Dialogue
- Fourth Dialogue
- Fifth Dialogue
- Sixth Dialogue
- Seventh Dialogue
- Eighth Dialogue
- Ninth Dialogue
- Tenth Dialogue
- Eleventh Dialogue
- Sketch of a Final Dialogue
- Elucidation on Sacrifices
- On Sacrifices in General
- Of Human Sacrifices
- The Christian Theory of Sacrifices
- Index
- Notes:
- Translation of: Les soirées de Saint-Pétersbourg.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-85628-6
- 9786612856280
- 0-7735-6380-6
- OCLC:
- 929121595
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