From an eminent scholar, a spirited introduction to one of the great polymaths in the history of Europe.
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) is best known in the English-speaking world for his contributions to mathematics and physics, with both a triangle and a law in fluid mechanics named after him. Meanwhile, the classic film
My Night at Maud's popularized Pascal's wager, an invitation to faith that has inspired generations of theologians. Though Pascal is a marquee name, few read him outside French schools. In
A Summer with Pascal, celebrated literary critic Antoine Compagnon opens minds to a figure somehow both towering and ignored.
Compagnon provides a bird's-eye view of Pascal's life and significance in historical context, making this volume an ideal introduction. Still, scholars and neophytes alike will profit greatly from masterful readings of the
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