
This newly issued French edition brings Grotius’s classic defense of Christian truth into clearer focus for modern readers. The translator has carefully reorganized the commentary, placing explanatory notes directly beneath the passages they illuminate, so the flow of the argument remains uninterrupted. Added marginal remarks identify where the translator has inserted his own clarifications, while a distinct system of symbols separates the original scholia from later historical notes, making the textual layers easy to follow.
Beyond the core treatise, the volume includes two scholarly dissertations by the respected Monsieur Le Clerc, freshly translated for those who do not read Latin. These essays expand on the foundational principles Grotius discusses, offering additional historical and theological insight. Together, the text and its annotations provide a concise yet thorough guide for anyone wishing to explore the early‑modern arguments that underpin Christian doctrine, all presented in an accessible, well‑structured format.
Language
fr
Duration
~10 hours (613K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Frank van Drogen, Renald Levesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)
Release date
2005-04-30
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1583–1645
A brilliant Dutch thinker of the early modern world, he helped shape the language of natural law, justice, and relations between nations. His books and political adventures made him one of the most influential legal and political writers of the seventeenth century.
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