Montesquieu Revisited

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Montesquieu Revisited

Twayne’s World Authors Series French Literature

David O’Connell, Editor Georgia State University

TWAS 829

MONTESQUIEU Courtesy of the Bibliotheque Nationale

Montesquieu Revisited Peter V. Conroy, Jr. University of Illinois, Chicago

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Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8057-8257-8273-7 1. Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, baron de, 1689-1755 —Criticism and interpretation.

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