Voltaire

Broschiertes Buch

CANDIDE AND OTHER SELECTED WRITINGS

Beschreibung

French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher, Voltaire was famous for his wit and criticism of Christianity and slavery. This compilation stands as an epitome of the Enlightenment Era providing a range of stories, including one of his most famous satirical writings, Candide. Politically relevant, culturally significant and backed with his expertise in philosophical fiction, these stories take the reader through an experience to remember. As the greatest French writer of all time, Voltaire's oeuvre ranges from plays and poems to historical and scientific works. This intellectual capability drips down into the structural intricacies of his writings which have withstood the temporal and spatial boundaries.

Autor

François-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 - 30 May 1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit, his criticism of Christianity, especially the Catholic Church, 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: RUPA PUBL ICAT IONS INDIA
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9789355208484
• ISBN-10: 9355208480
• Artikelnr.: 67315123