The Executioner
- 作者
- 出版社 Penguin Classics
- 出版时间 2009年8月
- ISBN 9780141191638
- 定价 59.20
内容简介
Sincetheirfirstpublicationin1821,deMaistre'sdarkwritingshavefascinatedandappalledcritics,withtheirrelentlesshatredoftheEnlightenmentandviewofhumansasmurderousbeastswhocanonlybecontrolledbythethreatofoverwhelmingpunishment.Terrifyingandbizarre,"TheExecutioner"isameditationonhumanevillikenoother.Throughouthistory,somebookshavechangedtheworld.Theyhavetransformedthewayweseeourselves-andeachother.Theyhaveinspireddebate,dissent,warandrevolution.Theyhaveenlightened,outraged,provokedandcomforted.Theyhaveenrichedlives-anddestroyedthem.NowPenguinbringsyoutheworksofthegreatthinkers,pioneers,radicalsandvisionarieswhoseideasshookcivilizationandhelpedmakeuswhoweare.
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