Author: Publisher:
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Category : Book collectors
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth Century
Author: Chroniques pour l'Angleterre
Author: StendhalPublisher: ELLUG
ISBN: 9782902709762
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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The Young Voltaire
Author: Cleveland Bruce ChasePublisher: Books for Libraries
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Voltaire
Author: Ian DavidsonPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1681770393
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The definitive biography of Voltaire's life—from his scandalous love affairs and political maneuverings to his inspired philosophy. We think of Voltaire as the archetypal figure of the enlightenment; in his own time he was also the most famous and controversial figure in Europe. This dazzling new biography celebrates his extraordinary life. Davidson tells the whole, rich story of Voltaire’s life (1694-1778): his early imprisonment in the Bastille; exile in England and his mastery of English; an obsession with money, of which he made a huge amount; a scandalous love life; a long exile on the borders of Switzerland; his human-rights campaigns and his triumphant return to Paris to die there as celebrity extraordinaire. Throughout all of this, Voltaire’s life was always informed by two things: a belief in the essential value of toleration in the face of fanaticism; and in the right of every man to think and say what he liked. It is rare to have such a vivid portrait of a great man.
Idiomatic French Composition
Author: Adeline PellissierPublisher:
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Category : French language
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
History of Civilization in England by Henry Thomas Buckle
Author: Henry Thomas BuckleIntellectual Development of Voltaire
Author: Ira O. WadePublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400877822
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 830
Book Description
In this comprehensive study of Voltaire's intellectual development, he provides the first full treatment of the effect of the English experience on Voltaire, the diversity of activity at Cirey, and the relation of Voltaire’s thought to 17th- and 18th-century philosophy. By devoting considerable attention to the movements, the personal relationships, and the environments that influenced Voltaire, Professor Wade is able to illuminate the sources of Voltaire’s thought and show at the same time how he wove them into a unique synthesis. A final chapter in the book contains a general summation of the importance of Voltaireanism as a philosophy of life. Originally published in 1969. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Introduction to the History of Civilization in England
Author: Henry Thomas BucklePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 974
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History of Civilization in England
Author: Henry Thomas BucklePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 724
Book Description
Zur entwickelung der futur-umschreibung werden mit dem infinitiv
Author: Mathilde KleinerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : German language
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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