Complete Works of Voltaire 71A - Voltaire editeur: oeuvres de 1769-1770 (I) (Hardcover, Critical edition)

In 1770 Voltaire, now aged 76, is writing as furiously as ever. In addition to embarking on an ambitious new project, the "Questions sur l'Encyclopedie", and writing other works of his own, he also becomes interested in publishing the texts of other writers. Three such works are brought together in this volume where they are edited in full for the first time. The first text, a somewhat uncritical edition of a sixteenth-century satire, "Le Cymbalum mundi", is disinterred by Voltaire as a cautionary tale about the absurdities of censorship. The next two, "Les Souvenirs de Mme de Caylus" and the "Journal de Dangeau", are memoirs of the grand siecle, witness to Voltaire's abiding interest in the age of Louis XIV. In all three of these somewhat unconventional 'editions', Voltaire's own voice comes through loud and clear, in his prefaces, and in often satirical footnotes.

General

Imprint:	Voltaire Foundation
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Complete Works of Voltaire, 71A
Release date:	June 2005
Editors:	Nicholas Cronk • Janet Godden • Virgil Topazio
Authors:	Voltaire
Dimensions:	230 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	358
Edition:	Critical edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7294-0863-9
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	0-7294-0863-9
Barcode:	9780729408639

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