| #321925 in Books | 1984-03-06 | 1984-03-06 | Original language:French | PDF # 1 | 7.90 x1.00 x5.10l,.66 | File type: PDF | 400 pages||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| A Fascinating Collection of Essays (Just not this edition!)|By Fezziwig|Voltaire (born November 22, 1694 and named François-Marie Arouet) published this book in 1764. This edition includes a brief “Chronology” or timeline of events in Voltaire’s life, an introduction by the translator and editor, and footnotes added by the translator. (Voltaire’s|Language Notes|Text: English, French (translation)|About the Author|Voltaire (1694 - 1778) became known in Paris for his satires and odes, and his frist tragedy Oedipe was performed with great success. He was imprisoned in
Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary, first published in 1764, is a series of short, radical essays - alphabetically arranged - that form a brilliant and bitter analysis of the social and religious conventions that then dominated eighteenth-century French thought. One of the masterpieces of the Enlightenment, this enormously influential work of sardonic wit - more a collection of essays arranged alphabetically, than a conventional dictionary - considers such diverse subje...
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