Life of Voltaire
Author | : Stephen G. Tallentyre |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 602 |
Release | : 1907 |
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Author | : Stephen G. Tallentyre |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 602 |
Release | : 1907 |
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Author | : Roger Pearson |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 570 |
Release | : 2010-12-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1408820803 |
During much of his life Voltaire's plays and verse made him the toast of society, but his barbed wit and commitment to reason also got him into trouble. Jailed twice and eventually banished by the King, he was an outspoken critic of religious intolerance and persecution. His personal life was as colourful as his intellectual one. Voltaire never married, but had long-term affairs with two women: Emilie, who died after giving birth to the child of another lover, and his niece, Marie-Louise, with whom he spent his last twenty-five years. With its tales of illegitimacy, prison, stardom, exile, love affairs and tireless battles against critics, Church and King, Roger Pearson's brilliant biography brings Voltaire vividly to life.
Author | : Ian Davidson |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 429 |
Release | : 2012-03-12 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1681770393 |
The definitive biography of Voltaire's life—from his scandalous love affairs and political maneuverings to his inspired philosophy. We think of Voltaire as the archetypal figure of the enlightenment; in his own time he was also the most famous and controversial figure in Europe. This dazzling new biography celebrates his extraordinary life. Davidson tells the whole, rich story of Voltaire’s life (1694-1778): his early imprisonment in the Bastille; exile in England and his mastery of English; an obsession with money, of which he made a huge amount; a scandalous love life; a long exile on the borders of Switzerland; his human-rights campaigns and his triumphant return to Paris to die there as celebrity extraordinaire. Throughout all of this, Voltaire’s life was always informed by two things: a belief in the essential value of toleration in the face of fanaticism; and in the right of every man to think and say what he liked. It is rare to have such a vivid portrait of a great man.
Author | : Voltaire |
Publisher | : Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 690 |
Release | : 2011-04-15 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
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Author | : Voltaire |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1766 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : Nancy Mitford |
Publisher | : New York Review of Books |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2012-11-06 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1590175786 |
The inimitable Nancy Mitford’s account of Voltaire’s fifteen-year relationship with the Marquise du Châtelet—the renowned mathematician who introduced Isaac Newton’s revolutionary new physics to France—is a spirited romp in the company of two extraordinary individuals as well as an erudite and gossipy guide to French high society during the Enlightenment. Mitford’s story is as delicious as it is complicated. The marquise was in love with another mathematician, Maupertuis, while she had an unexpected rival for Voltaire’s affections in the future Frederick the Great of Prussia (and later in the philosophe’s own niece). There was, at least, no jealous husband to contend with: the Marquis du Châtelet, Mitford assures us, behaved perfectly. The beau monde of Paris was, however, distraught at the idea of the lovers’ brilliant conversation going to waste on the windswept hills of Champagne, site of the Château de Cirey, where experimental laboratories, a darkroom, and a library of more than twenty-one thousand volumes enabled them to pursue their amours philosophiques. From time to time the threat of impending arrest would send Voltaire scurrying across the border into Holland, but his irrepressible charm—and the interventions of powerful friends—always made it possible for him resume his studies with the cherished marquise.
Author | : François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire) (1694-1778) |
Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | : 335 |
Release | : 2021-06-18 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1684482933 |
The author of more than 2,000 books and pamphlets, Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet, 1694-1778) was one of the most prolific writers of the eighteenth century, and also one of the wittiest and most insightful. This unique collection of over 800 of Voltaire’s wisest passages and choicest bons mots runs the gamut on topics from adultery to Zoroaster, in both English and French. Drawing from a wide range of his publications, private letters, and remarks recorded by his contemporaries, The Quotable Voltaire includes material never before gathered in a single volume. English translations appear alongside the original French, and each quote is thoroughly indexed and referenced, with page numbers for both the first known publication edition of each entry and the most recent edition of Voltaire’s works. The book also features over 400 quotes about Voltaire, including commentary by eighteenth-century luminaries like Samuel Johnson, Catherine the Great, Casanova, and John Adams, as well as an eclectic assortment of modern-day personages ranging from Winston Churchill and Jorge Luis Borges to Mae West and Mike Tyson. Lavishly illustrated with nearly three dozen images of Voltaire-related art, this collection opens with a scholarly essay that recounts the great man’s life and reflects on his outsized influence on Western culture. Whether you are a Voltaire scholar or a neophyte, The Quotable Voltaire is the perfect introduction to a brilliant mind.
Author | : Evelyn Beatrice Hall |
Publisher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 569 |
Release | : 2022-09-16 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The life of Voltaire" by Evelyn Beatrice Hall. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author | : Evelyn Beatrice Hall |
Publisher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 569 |
Release | : 2022-11-22 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
The life of Voltaire is a biography by Evelyn Beatrice Hall. François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778) aka Voltaire was a French Enlightenment author, historian, and philosopher. He was an ardent campaigner of liberty of speech, autonomy of religion, and separation of church and country.
Author | : Voltaire |
Publisher | : Palala Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2016-05-17 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781357050597 |
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