Port-Royal was an important center of 17th-century French Jansenism, a movement that drew significant attention and controversy. This book examines the lives and works of some of the leading figures associated with Port-Royal, including Antoine Arnauld, Blaise Pascal, and Jean Racine, and explores their impact on French literature, philosophy, and religious thought. 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. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.