Originally published in 1931 and reprinted many times after that, this book contains the French text of Voltaire's 23 essays on aspects of life in England in the eighteenth century. Wilson-Green includes a biography of Voltaire and an analysis of the letters, in addition to detailed notes on each essay. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Voltaire or in Anglo-French relations.
Originally published in 1931 and reprinted many times after that, this book contains the French text of Voltaire's 23 essays on aspects of life in England in the eighteenth century. Wilson-Green includes a biography of Voltaire and an analysis of the letters, in addition to detailed notes on each essay. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Voltaire or in Anglo-French relations.
François-Marie Arouet (1694 - 1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church and Christianity as a whole and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of speech and separation of church and state. Voltaire was a versatile and prolific writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays and historical and scientific works. He wrote more than 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and pamphlets. He was an outspoken advocate of civil liberties, despite the risk this placed him in under the strict censorship laws of the time. As a satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance, religious dogma and the French institutions of his day.
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Preface Introduction Lettres sur les Anglais Notes Index.
