Every lover of classic literature should read Candide, the satirical masterpiece that shocked Paris upon its publication in 1759. The novel challenges many of the core assertions of Enlightenment philosophy and calls into question vast swaths of Christian dogma. Though widely banned after its publication, it propelled Voltaire to literary stardom and remains one of the most popular French novels ever written.
Letters on England gathers together Voltaire's essays about his time in England between 1726 and 1728. Comparable to Alexis De Tocqueville's Democracy in America, Voltaire looks at English culture as an outsider, giving its culture, society and governing institutions a favorable comparison to their French counterparts.
French Enlightenment thinker Voltaire saw much to admire in Russian emperor Peter the Great. Most significantly, Voltaire admired Peter's tireless efforts to drag Russia from its medieval mindset and thrust it into an age of rationality. This exhaustive biography focuses more on Peter's philosophy and values than his wartime exploits.
Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire's novel Zadig, or The Book of Fate skillfully weaves the story of its ancient Babylonian philosopher. Not trying for adherence to history, Voltaire's story is full of thinly veiled references to the social and political issues his own time. This appropriately philosophical work holds up human life as being led by destiny beyond our control. The moral transformations that take place within Zadig tell of overturning orthodoxy in religion and in metaphysical beliefs. After Candide, this is said by many to be Voltaire's greatest work.
Inhalt: Au siècle des lumières, Zadig entreprend un long voyage en Orient afin de découvrir le monde. De Babylone en Egypte, il est confronté à un univers partagé entre le bien et le mal. Au fil de ses rencontres, il découvre l'amour, l'injustice et les dangers des vices humains. Mais bien que son voyage initiatique lui attire des ennuis, Zadig est un optimiste à la recherche du bonheur.Dans ce conte philosophique, Voltaire met en avant la destinée chaotique d'un apprenti philosophe, et nous entraîne dans une série d'aventures où chaque épisode est une énigme à résoudre.- Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-87-26-79139-6
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