Complete Works of Voltaire 17 - Oeuvres de 1737 (French, Hardcover, Critical edition)

1737 was a year in which Voltaire was in great danger from his political enemies and in place of literary work, threw himself into Newtonian metaphysics, focussing on an "Essai sur la nature du feu, et sur sa propagation" for the prestigious Academie des sciences annual essay prize. Clarifying his 'systeme de morale' on human happiness and liberty, Voltaire wrote seven "Discours en vers sur l'homme" and was also inspired to write "Le Songe de Platon", a conte philosophique contesting Plato's social ideas. He also began the tragedy most acclaimed during his lifetime, the classically-inspired "Merope".

General

Imprint:	Voltaire Foundation
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Complete Works of Voltaire, 17
Release date:	1991
Editors:	Janet Godden • Mason • Nablow • Smeaton • Vanden Heuvel • Vrooman • Walters
Authors:	Voltaire
Dimensions:	230 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	609
Edition:	Critical edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7294-0421-1
Languages:	French
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General
LSN:	0-7294-0421-8
Barcode:	9780729404211

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