Persian Letters

1721 literary work by Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu
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Persian Letters
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Persian Letters

Summary

Persian Letters is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Persian Letters authored Montesquieu[3].
  • Persian Letters's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Persian Letters's genre is satire[5].
  • Persian Letters's genre is epistolary novel[6].
  • Persian Letters's Commons category is recorded as Les Lettres persanes[7].
  • Persian Letters's language of work or name is recorded as French[8].
  • Persian Letters's country of origin is recorded as France[9].
  • 1720 marks the founding of Persian Letters[10].
  • Persian Letters was released on 1721[11].
  • Persian Letters's has edition or translation is recorded as Q110226660[12].
  • Persian Letters's has edition or translation is recorded as Q108869609[13].
  • Persian Letters's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138662529[14].
  • Persian Letters's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • Persian Letters's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Lettres persanes'}[16].
  • Persian Letters dates from the Age of Enlightenment[17].
  • Persian Letters's copyright status is recorded as public domain[18].
  • Persian Letters's copyright status is recorded as public domain[19].
  • Persian Letters's form of creative work is recorded as novel[20].

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Authorship and Creation

Persian Letters authored Montesquieu[3].

Publication

Persian Letters was released on 1721[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as French[8]. Genres include satire[5] and epistolary novel[6].

Material and Period

Persian Letters dates from the Age of Enlightenment[17].

Why It Matters

Persian Letters ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wolnelektury.pl. wolnelektury.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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