The Works of Voltaire: Romances and Philosophy
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The leading figure of the French Enlightenment, Voltaire was a versatile writer, celebrated for his satirical wit and his advocacy of freedom of religion. Voltaire's oeuvre features works in almost every literary form, including masterpieces in drama, poetry and fiction, as well as historical and scientific literature. This comprehensive eBook presents the largest collection of Voltaire's works ever compiled in English translation, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital show more print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Voltaire's life and worksConcise introductions to the novels and other textsALL the novels, with individual contents tablesImages of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original textsExcellent formatting of the textsFamous works are fully illustrated with contemporary artworkIncludes Voltaire's rare epic poems 'The Henriade' and 'The Maid of Orleans' - available in no other collectionVoltaire's rare poemsIncludes Voltaire's plays - spend hours exploring the celebrated playsIncludes a comprehensive range of non-fiction textsSpecial criticism section, with essays evaluating Voltaire's contribution to literatureFeatures three biographies - discover Voltaire's literary lifeScholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genresPlease visit delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titlesCONTENTS:The Philosophical FictionZADIGMICROMEGASCANDIDE; OR, THE OPTIMISTL'INGE?NUTHE MAN OF FORTY CROWNSOTHER PHILOSOPHICAL TALESThe PlaysOEDIPUSMARIAMNEZAIRECAESARTHE PRODIGIALMEROPEOLYMPIATHE ORPHAN OF CHINABRUTUSMAHOMETAMELIASOCRATESALZIREORESTESSE?MIRAMISCATILINEPANDORATHE SCOTCH WOMANNANINETHE PRUDETHE TATLERPREFACES TO PLAYSThe PoetryTHE HENRIADETHE MAID OF ORLEANSTHE LISBON EARTHQUAKE AND OTHER POEMSThe Philosophical WorksLETTERS ON ENGLANDPHILOSOPHICAL LETTERSA PHILOSOPHICAL DICTIONARYTOLERATION AND OTHER ESSAYSAN ESSAY ON CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTSThe Historical WorksAGE OF LOUIS XIVTHE HISTORY OF PETER THE GREAT, EMPEROR OF RUSSIAHISTORY OF CHARLES XIIThe CriticismVOLTAIRE by John Cowper PowysVOLTAIRE'S TRAGEDIES by Lytton StracheyVOLTAIRE AND FREDERICK THE GREAT by Lytton StracheyINGERSOLL'S LECTURE ON VOLTAIRE by Robert Green IngersollVOLTAIRE AND KING STANISLAS by Henry W. WolffVOLTAIRE IN THE NETHERLANDS by C. A. Van SypesteynThe BiographiesVOLTAIRE by John MorleyVOLTAIRE: A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE AND WORKS by G. W. Foote and J. M. WheelerVOLTAIRE: BRIEF BIOGRAPHY by George SaintsburyPlease visit delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles show lessTags
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François-Marie Arouet known as Voltaire, was born in Paris in 1694. He was educated by the Jesuits at the Collège Louis-le-Grand (1704-1711), where he learned Latin and Greek; later in life he became fluent in Italian, Spanish, and English. By the time he left school, Voltaire had decided he wanted to be a writer. His father then obtained a job show more for him as a secretary to the French ambassador in the Netherlands. Most of Voltaire's early life revolved around Paris. From early on, Voltaire had trouble with the authorities for critiques of the government and religious intolerance. These activities were to result in two imprisonments and a temporary exile to England. The name "Voltaire", which the author adopted in 1718, is an anagram of "AROVET LI," the Latinized spelling of his surname, Arouet, and the initial letters of "le jeune" ("the young"). The name also echoes in reverse order the syllables of the name of a family château in the Poitou region: "Airvault". The adoption of the name "Voltaire" following his incarceration at the Bastille is seen by many to mark Voltaire's formal separation from his family and his past. Voltaire continued to write plays, such as Mérope (or La Mérope française) and began his long research into science and history. From 1762, he began to champion unjustly persecuted people, the case of Jean Calas being the most celebrated. This Huguenot merchant had been tortured to death in 1763, supposedly because he had murdered his son for wanting to convert to Catholicism. His possessions were confiscated and his remaining children were taken from his widow and were forced to become members of a monastery. Voltaire, seeing this as a clear case of religious persecution, managed to overturn the conviction in 1765. n February 1778, Voltaire returned for the first time in 20 years to Paris. He soon became ill again and died on 30 May 1778. show less
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- Contains: Zadig; The Princess of Babylon; The White Bull; Candide; The Huron; Micromegas; The Study of Nature; The Man of Forty Crowns; The Sage and the Atheist; The Philosophy of History; The Ignorant Philosopher; Dialogues;... (show all) Philosophic Criticisms
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