The Cambridge Companion to Voltaire by Nicholas Cronk
As a leading thinker of the European Enlightenment, Voltaire is a central figure in France's collective cultural memory. The popularity of Candide has made him perhaps best known as a writer of tales. Yet these represent only a fraction of his entire oeuvre. Voltaire created a style of authorship which made him the most famous writer in Europe and turned his name into a brand for a certain style of writing and thinking. This Companion covers his plays, fiction, pamphlets, correspondence, biblical criticism, and historical, political and philosophical thought, to give a wide-ranging view of his writings. The most comprehensive book on Voltaire available in English, it makes accessible the most recent research in France as well as the English-speaking world, in a series of original essays and a guide to sources. The essays demonstrate why Voltaire remains an essential point of reference in defining the modern intellectual today.
'The Cambridge Companion to Voltaire is a fascinating guide to one of the world's most influential authors and thinkersIt will help introduce new readers to Voltaire and encourage others to revisit him. One can only hope that this will facilitate the nurturing of new generations of Voltaire experts, including in Britain.' Reference Reviews
Nicholas Cronk is Professor of French Literature and Director of the Voltaire Foundation at the University of Oxford.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521614955 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521614953 |
| Title | The Cambridge Companion to Voltaire |
| Author | Nicholas Cronk |
| Series | Cambridge Companions To Literature |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2009-02-19 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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