PoetryLe temple de GnideCharles de Secondat Montesquieu
Poetry

Le temple de Gnide

by Charles de Secondat Montesquieu

Presented as a translation from Greek, this seven-canto work sparked scandal when it appeared during Holy Week under royal privilege.

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"Le temple de Gnide" by baron de Charles de Secondat Montesquieu is a prose poem published anonymously in 1725. Presented as a translation from Greek, this seven-canto work sparked scandal when it appeared during Holy Week under royal privilege. The story follows two couples who leave the temple of Venus at Gnide, journey through the cavern of Jealousy, and arrive at different fates—one couple yielding to natural inclination, the other finding virtue triumphant over passion.

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Format
EPUB
Language
French
Length
42 pages
Le temple de Gnide