1748 La Bléterie, Histoire de l'Empereur Jovien.
Et Traductions de quelques ouvrages de l'Empereur Julien. Tome 2: Le Misopogon et les Lettres de Julien. Paris 1748. Edition originale.
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- Condition : very good condition, minor rubbing to the edges of boards, boards with minor scuffing, partly slightly browned with faint scattered freckles and stains, 4 pages a little stained, about 100 pages with minor crease mark. Very nice copy, fresh and clean.
- Illustrations : engraved frontispiece, title in red and black, headband.
- Volumes : 2 volumes.
- Binding : contemporary full calf, spine gilt, red edges, marbled endpapers.
- Format: In-12.
- Pages: 3 ff, LXIV, 395 pp, 1 f. and 2 ff, 435 pp, 4 ff.
- Publisher: Paris, Prault fils.
- Date: 1748.
Original edition.
The life story of Jovian is followed by the annotated translation of the satire "The Caesars" by Julian, called the Apostate. Volume 2 contains the letters, an allegorical fable and Julian's Misopogon (Enemy of the Beard). This speech, magnificently authentic because it is so unconventional, sheds light on the failed encounter between the values that animated him, innovative as well as reactionary, and the complex reality of a civilization that was marching on in spite of him. It also highlights the tension between his philosophical ideal, tinged with ambitious mysticism, and the mission of the head of state who should have continued to work for imperial unity while respecting differences and accepting human mediocrities.
| Condition | Used - Very Good |
|---|---|
| Language | France |
| Illustrated | No |
| Publicaton Date | Jan 1, 1748 |
| Year | 1748 |
| Author / Cartographer / Photographer | Bléterie Jean Philippe René de la |
| Editor | Prault fils |
| First edition | Yes |
| Signed edition | No |
| Signed binding | No |
| Armorial binding | No |
| Binding / Format | Full leather |
| Size | 17 x 10 cm |
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