Complete Works of Voltaire 31B - Oeuvres de 1749 (II) (Hardcover, Critical edition)

The year 1749 was to prove a sombre one for Voltaire. His relationships with Mme Du Chatelet and Mme Denis were both in highly emotional and uncertain stages, culminating in Voltaire's utter devastation at the death of Mme Du Chatelet in September, and his ensuing need to lay the foundations of a new existence, initially in Paris and with his oldest friends. It is against this backdrop that one must envisage his literary activities in 1749. This year saw the highly successful comedy "Nanine" published, together with propaganda works arguing in favour of increasing the commodity and beauty of Paris, the capital from which he spent so much of his life an exile. At a time of crisis for Voltaire both in his personal relations and at court, he also wrote a the poem 'La vie de Paris et de Versailles' which acts as a love poem to Mme Denis as much as a satire on Parisian society.

General

Imprint:	Voltaire Foundation
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Complete Works of Voltaire, 31B
Release date:	1994
Editors:	Henri Duranton • Labriolle • Nablow • Waddicor
Authors:	Voltaire
Dimensions:	230 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	593
Edition:	Critical edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7294-0427-3
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	0-7294-0427-7
Barcode:	9780729404273

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