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The year 1733 was the last before the momentous scandal over the
"Lettres philosophiques" which led to a new life for Voltaire at
Cirey. With hindsight it can be read as a prefatory period, full of
restive episodes and apprehension. Even "Zaire", a great success at
the Comedie-Francaise in 1732-1733, took on a controversial edge
when Voltaire wished to give it to a highly unorthodox, polemical
dedication. Similar doubts about Voltaire's respect for authority
are inspired by "Le Temple du gout", which was published without
official permission from the censors. Despite the unease from both
his political and personal disputes, Voltaire's prodigious literary
activity continues unabated, and includes philosophical works,
satires, poetry and a "Vie de Moliere" which remains fascinating
for its encounter of minds between two of France's most gifted
comic authors.
En avril 1764 parait anonymement un recueil intitule "Contes de
Guillaume Vade": il comprend sept contes en vers, deux en prose, et
un assortiment heteroclite de textes dont certains ont deja ete
publies, et qui laissent donc peu de doutes sur l'identite de
l'auteur. Reimprime et pirate a maintes reprises, cet ouvrage
rencontre un franc succes, et permet a Voltaire de faire preuve de
son talent de conteur tout en diffusant des ecrits polemiques dont
plusieurs s'inscrivent dans le cadre de sa lutte contre l'infame.
Following the explosive, unauthorised publication of the "Lettres
philosophiques", which revealed a new side of Voltaire to the
world, a new chapter of his life began at Cirey with his lover Mme
Du Chatelet. Nine years were to pass before he could again live
openly in Parisian society. However, this period was among the most
creative of Voltaire's life and the multifarious projects of
1734-1735 show an author attacked and exiled but nevertheless able
to turn his hand to an astounding range of projects. This volume
includes texts as diverse as "Alzire", a tragedy set in
sixteenth-century Peru, contrasting the noblest ideals of
Christianity to both Incan religion and the dangerous fanaticism of
the Conquistadors, the monumental "Traite de metaphysique", and
some of Voltaire's first love poems to the marquise Du Chatelet.
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