Complete Works of Voltaire 20A - Oeuvres de 1739-1741 (French, Hardcover, Critical edition)

1739-1741 were stressful but highly creative years for Voltaire, his output ranging from science to polemic, from politics to poetry. Scientific research remains at the forefront, with Voltaire championing Newton's theories despite the opposition of the scientific establishment. Voltaire was in this period anxious to consolidate his reputation, and his continuing reflections on the nature of a literary career led to the publication of both his personalised "Memoire du sieur de Voltaire" and more general reflections on literary quarrels in "Memoire sur le satire". Public quarrels had become an integral part of the 'Republic of Letters' and Voltaire's disillusionment is clear in "Lettres sur les inconvenients attaches a la litterature". His verse ranges from crude satire to some of his most touching lyric poetry in the "Stances a Madame Du Chatelet". Altogether, this collection brings together the complex and contrasting works of a complex and flexible writer.

General

Imprint:	Voltaire Foundation
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Complete Works of Voltaire, 20A
Release date:	2003
Editors:	W.H. Barber • David Beeson • Nicholas Cronk • Olivier Ferret • Jacqueline Hellegouarc'h • Christiane Marvaud • Francois Moureau • Ralph A. Nablow • Karlis Racevskis • Jeroom Vercruysse
Dimensions:	230 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	653
Edition:	Critical edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7294-0753-3
Languages:	French
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General
LSN:	0-7294-0753-5
Barcode:	9780729407533

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