Author: David Voltaire
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 1837640300
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 633
Book Description
Part of the complete works of the French philosopher, historian and social reformer, Voltaire. The first time he writes for the public in prose on political and religious matters. For students and scholars of the 18th-century Enlightenment.
Œuvres complètes de Voltaire (Complete Works of Voltaire) 3B
Author: David Voltaire
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 1837640300
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 633
Book Description
Part of the complete works of the French philosopher, historian and social reformer, Voltaire. The first time he writes for the public in prose on political and religious matters. For students and scholars of the 18th-century Enlightenment.
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 1837640300
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 633
Book Description
Part of the complete works of the French philosopher, historian and social reformer, Voltaire. The first time he writes for the public in prose on political and religious matters. For students and scholars of the 18th-century Enlightenment.
The Books that Made the European Enlightenment
Author: Gary Kates
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350277665
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
In contrast to traditional Enlightenment studies that focus solely on authors and ideas, Gary Kates' employs a literary lens to offer a wholly original history of the period in Europe from 1699 to 1780. Each chapter is a biography of a book which tells the story of the text from its inception through to the revolutionary era, with wider aspects of the Enlightenment era being revealed through the narrative of the book's publication and reception. Here, Kates joins new approaches to book history with more traditional intellectual history by treating authors, publishers, and readers in a balanced fashion throughout. Using a unique database of 18th-century editions representing 5,000 titles, the book looks at the multifaceted significance of bestsellers from the time. It analyses key works by Voltaire, Adam Smith, Madame de Graffigny, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and David Hume and champions the importance of a crucial innovation of the age: the rise of the 'erudite blockbuster', which for the first time in European history, helped to popularize political theory among a large portion of the middling classes. Kates also highlights how, when, and why some of these books were read in the European colonies, as well as incorporating the responses of both ordinary men and women as part of the reception histories that are so integral to the volume.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350277665
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
In contrast to traditional Enlightenment studies that focus solely on authors and ideas, Gary Kates' employs a literary lens to offer a wholly original history of the period in Europe from 1699 to 1780. Each chapter is a biography of a book which tells the story of the text from its inception through to the revolutionary era, with wider aspects of the Enlightenment era being revealed through the narrative of the book's publication and reception. Here, Kates joins new approaches to book history with more traditional intellectual history by treating authors, publishers, and readers in a balanced fashion throughout. Using a unique database of 18th-century editions representing 5,000 titles, the book looks at the multifaceted significance of bestsellers from the time. It analyses key works by Voltaire, Adam Smith, Madame de Graffigny, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and David Hume and champions the importance of a crucial innovation of the age: the rise of the 'erudite blockbuster', which for the first time in European history, helped to popularize political theory among a large portion of the middling classes. Kates also highlights how, when, and why some of these books were read in the European colonies, as well as incorporating the responses of both ordinary men and women as part of the reception histories that are so integral to the volume.
Patrons of Enlightenment
Author: Edward Andrew
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 0802090648
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Patrons of Enlightenment emphasizes the dependency of thinkers upon patrons and compares the patron-client relationships in the French, English, and Scottish republics of letters.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 0802090648
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Patrons of Enlightenment emphasizes the dependency of thinkers upon patrons and compares the patron-client relationships in the French, English, and Scottish republics of letters.
The Quotable Voltaire
Author: François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire) (1694-1778)
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 1684482933
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
The author of more than 2,000 books and pamphlets, Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet, 1694-1778) was one of the most prolific writers of the eighteenth century, and also one of the wittiest and most insightful. This unique collection of over 800 of Voltaire’s wisest passages and choicest bons mots runs the gamut on topics from adultery to Zoroaster, in both English and French. Drawing from a wide range of his publications, private letters, and remarks recorded by his contemporaries, The Quotable Voltaire includes material never before gathered in a single volume. English translations appear alongside the original French, and each quote is thoroughly indexed and referenced, with page numbers for both the first known publication edition of each entry and the most recent edition of Voltaire’s works. The book also features over 400 quotes about Voltaire, including commentary by eighteenth-century luminaries like Samuel Johnson, Catherine the Great, Casanova, and John Adams, as well as an eclectic assortment of modern-day personages ranging from Winston Churchill and Jorge Luis Borges to Mae West and Mike Tyson. Lavishly illustrated with nearly three dozen images of Voltaire-related art, this collection opens with a scholarly essay that recounts the great man’s life and reflects on his outsized influence on Western culture. Whether you are a Voltaire scholar or a neophyte, The Quotable Voltaire is the perfect introduction to a brilliant mind.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 1684482933
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
The author of more than 2,000 books and pamphlets, Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet, 1694-1778) was one of the most prolific writers of the eighteenth century, and also one of the wittiest and most insightful. This unique collection of over 800 of Voltaire’s wisest passages and choicest bons mots runs the gamut on topics from adultery to Zoroaster, in both English and French. Drawing from a wide range of his publications, private letters, and remarks recorded by his contemporaries, The Quotable Voltaire includes material never before gathered in a single volume. English translations appear alongside the original French, and each quote is thoroughly indexed and referenced, with page numbers for both the first known publication edition of each entry and the most recent edition of Voltaire’s works. The book also features over 400 quotes about Voltaire, including commentary by eighteenth-century luminaries like Samuel Johnson, Catherine the Great, Casanova, and John Adams, as well as an eclectic assortment of modern-day personages ranging from Winston Churchill and Jorge Luis Borges to Mae West and Mike Tyson. Lavishly illustrated with nearly three dozen images of Voltaire-related art, this collection opens with a scholarly essay that recounts the great man’s life and reflects on his outsized influence on Western culture. Whether you are a Voltaire scholar or a neophyte, The Quotable Voltaire is the perfect introduction to a brilliant mind.
Catalogue of Books in English, French and German
Author: Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The Idea of the Sciences in the French Enlightenment
Author: G. Matthew Adkins
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1611494753
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
This book challenges common historical misperceptions of both the history of the sciences in early modern France and the history of the French Enlightenment. By reexamining the moral, political, and social ideas of those who defended the ascendency of the sciences, this book demonstrates the evolution of political views.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1611494753
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
This book challenges common historical misperceptions of both the history of the sciences in early modern France and the history of the French Enlightenment. By reexamining the moral, political, and social ideas of those who defended the ascendency of the sciences, this book demonstrates the evolution of political views.
A Catalogue of Books
Author: Henry George Bohn
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 2130
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 2130
Book Description
Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 928
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 928
Book Description
Catalogue raisonné des livres du XV. siècle et des premières éditions, qui se trouvent chez A. Blumauer, libraire à Vienne
The Cambridge Companion to Literature and the Environment
Author: Louise Westling
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107029929
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
This authoritative collection of rigorous but accessible essays investigates the exciting new interdisciplinary field of environmental literary criticism.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107029929
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
This authoritative collection of rigorous but accessible essays investigates the exciting new interdisciplinary field of environmental literary criticism.