This volume presents a broad cross-section of Voltaire's continuing
interests. "Le Depositaire", Voltaire's last comedy, echoing
Moliere, expresses his theatrical ideal. The "Defense de Louis XIV"
continues Voltaire's historical work while the "Requete a tous les
magistrats" campaigns against religious abuses. The "Traduction du
poeme de Jean Plokof" and the "Ode pindarique" support Catherine
the Great's war against the Turks. "Le Systeme vraisemblable"
supports Newton against d'Holbach while the philosophical fragment
"Lettre de M. Hude" argues that all institutions are human
constructions. The "Epitre au roi de la Chine" is a polemic on the
role of literature and the lamentable state of contemporary France.
General
| Imprint: |
Voltaire Foundation
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Complete Works of Voltaire, 71C |
| Release date: |
October 2003 |
| Editors: |
W.D. Howarth
• Goulbourne
• A&l
|
| Authors: |
Voltaire
|
| Dimensions: |
230 x 155mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
510 |
| Edition: |
Critical edition |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7294-0799-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-7294-0799-3 |
| Barcode: |
9780729407991 |
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