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Philippe Sellier (born 8 November 1931) is a French literary critic and scholar. He is a specialist in the great writers who revolved around
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Main works

* ''Port-Royal et la littérature'', Paris, Champion publishing house, 2 vol. (1999 and 2000). * ''Essais sur l’imaginaire classique'', Paris, Champion, 2003. * ''Pascal : colorations oratoriennes'', in ''Pascal auteur spirituel'', Paris, Champion, 2006. * Corresponsibility of ''Dissidents, excentriques et marginaux de l’âge classique. Autour de Cyrano de Bergerac'', Mélanges M. Alcover, Paris, Champion, 2006. * ''Pascal et la liturgie'', Paris,
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, 1966. * ''Pascal et saint Augustin'', Paris,
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, 1995. * ''L'évasion'', Paris, Bordas, 1971. * ''Le mythe du héros ou le désir d'être Dieu'', Paris, Bordas, 1970. * Édition du ''
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, “Bouquins”, 2 vol., 2004. * Édition de Pascal, Paris,
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, 1976 * Édition de Pascal, ''Provinciales, Pensées et opuscules divers'', in collaboration with G. Ferreyrolles, Paris, La Pochothèque, 2004. * Corresponsibility of ''Poétique de la pensée''. Mélanges J. Dagen, Paris, Champion, 2007. * ''La Bible expliquée à ceux qui ne l'ont pas encore lue'', Paris,
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, 2007. * ''Pascal'', textes choisis, Paris, Seuil, 2009, Collection "Bibliothèque". * ''La Bible. Aux sources de la culture occidentale'', Paris, Seuil, Point/Sagesse, 2013.


Prize

* Prix Pierre-Georges-Castex 2007.Prix Pierre-Georges-Castex de littérature
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on the website of the Centre d'étude de la langue et de la littérature françaises des XVIIe et XVIIIe. {{DEFAULTSORT:Sellier, Philippe 1931 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) French literary critics French scholars