One of the landmark works of the eighteenth century, De L'Esprit des Lois had an immeasurable influence on jurisprudence and political thought, especially in America.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.

Montesquieu publie anonymement les Lettres persanes en 1721, fiction qui marque la naissance du roman par lettres et sans doute l'émergence d'une nouvelle conscience critique en Occident.