The Chinese tragedy which they call "The Orphan " was taken out of an immense collection of the theatrical performances of that nation which has cultivated this art for about…

Contains a preliminary view of the oriental Empires.

Volume 1 of 2. This dictionary is from the French of M. de Voltaire, with additional notes, both critical and argumentative. The Philosophical Dictionary is one of the most lively…

Along with his story Plato’s Dream, Micromegas is a seminal work in the genre of science fiction and is a significant development in the history of literature.

Orestes was produced in 1750 an experiment which intensely interested the literary world and the public. In his Dedicatory Letters to the Duchess of Maine Voltaire has the following passage…

Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire's epic poem 'The Henriade' tells the story of King Henry IV of France, weaving together historical fact and fiction into an entertaining and educational narrative…

Henriade is an epic poem written by Voltaire, a French Enlightenment writer, poet, and philosopher. It tells the story of King Henry IV of France and his reign.

This work…

Diese Hardcover-Ausgabe ist Teil der TREDITION CLASSICS. Der Verlag tredition aus Hamburg veroeffentlicht in der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS Werke aus mehr als zwei Jahrtausenden. Diese waren zu einem Grossteil vergriffen…