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Voltaire, Francois-Marie Arouet
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…
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The first systematic study of the principles of crime and punishment. Its advocacy of crime prevention and the abolition of torture and capital punishment marked a significant advance in criminological…
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Voltaire, Fran Ois-Marie Arouet
Included in this omnibus edition are seventeen of Voltaire's most important plays including Brutus Socrates Alzire Orestes Catiline Semiramis Pandora The Scotch Woman Nanine The Prude Merope Olympia The Orphan…
Voltaire, Fran Ois-Marie Arouet, Francois-Maire Arouet
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…
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"This Comedy is called in the French Nanine ou le Prejuge Vaincu (Nanine or Prejudice Overcome). It is written as we are told in the title-page in verses of ten…
In his preface to this play Voltaire says: "The learned will not here meet with a faithful narrative of Catiline's conspiracy: a tragedy they very well know is not a…
This powerful work was read by Voltaire to Frederick of Prussia in 1740 to the king's great delight. The play was withdrawn after the fourth representation under pressure of Church…
Candide a pampered nobleman is suddenly thrust out of his sheltered life into a cold uncaring world that does not care about his gentle upbringing. Candide witnesses and experiences great…
R_x0001_dipus was written when Voltaire was but nineteen years of age. It was played for the first time in 1718 and ran for forty-five nights. Du Fresne a celebrated actor…
I don't belong to the house sir; but I spend most of my time in the coffee-room; write news politics and so forth and am always ready to do an…
Zadig is a philosopher in ancient Babylonia. Voltaire did not attempt historical accuracy with this book. Many of the problems Zadig faces are thinly disguised references to social and political…
This tragedy is founded on historical truth. A duke of Brittany in the year 1387 commanded the lord of Bavalan to assassinate the constable of Clisson: Bavalan the day after…
It is enough: the power of Salome By all acknowledged and by all obeyed On its firm basis stands immovable: I fled to Azor with the lightning's speed Even from…
Voltaire, Fran Ois-Marie Arouet, William F Fleming
Included in this omnibus edition are Candide Zadig and seventeen of Voltaire's most important plays including Brutus Socrates Alzire Orestes Catiline Semiramis Pandora The Scotch Woman Nanine The Prude Merope…
Francois-Marie Arouet Voltaire
Included in this volume are Zadig, The Princess of Babylon, The White Bull, Candide, The Huron, Micromegas, The Study of Nature, The Man of Forty Crowns, The Sage and the…
Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
It seems to me, said George Eliot, much better to read a man’s own writings, than to read what others say about him, especially when the man is first-rate and…
Voltaire
Voltaire was one of the most prolific and versatile writers in history, writing almost 2000 books and booklets. Candide (Candide, ou l'Optimisme, being the full French title), Voltaire’s most read…
This classic work by Francois Marie Arouet, commonly known as Voltaire, is a seminal text in the field of sociology. In these essays, Voltaire examines the customs, morals, and beliefs…
Contains a preliminary view of the oriental Empires.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1856 Edition.
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…
Volume 2 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…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
Hurone - Eine wahre Geschichte ist ein unveranderter, hochwertiger Nachdruck der Originalausgabe aus dem Jahr 1784. Hansebooks ist Herausgeber von Literatur zu unterschiedlichen Themengebieten wie Forschung und Wissenschaft, Reisen und…
This tragedy was produced in 1730. It marks Voltaire's spirit of daring in treating a subject from which Shakespeare shrank as perhaps too painful for representation. When revived during the…
Her eyes are sunk in darkness: help the king And guard his life. Learn from her sad example That heaven is witness to our secret crimes: The higher is the…
Don't imagine my dear that by what I'm going to say I mean to exercise the authority of a mother always ready as you know I am to listen in…
Voltaire,Francois-Marie Arouet,Francois-Marie Arouet
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.
Along with Voltaire’s 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.
Voltaire,Fran Ois-Marie Arouet,Francois-Marie Arouet
Included in this omnibus edition are seventeen of Voltaire’s most important plays including Brutus, Socrates, Alzire, Orestes, Catiline, Semiramis, Pandora, The Scotch Woman, Nanine, The Prude, Merope, Olympia, The Orphan…
Voltaire,Francois Marie Arouet
Voltariana ou Eloges Amphigouriques est un livre ?????crit par Voltaire en 1749. Il est compos????? de deux parties et contient des ?????loges satiriques et ironiques de personnages c?????l?????bres de l'?????poque…
* Voltaire,Francois-Marie Arouet
Essai sur les moeurs et l'esprit des nations est une oeuvre de Voltaire, publiee pour la premiere fois dans son integralite en 1756. Cette oeuvre monumentale, qui comporte 197 chapitres…
Francois-Marie Arouet ( Voltaire )
Voltaire, Fran Ois-Marie Arouet, William F Flemming
Alzire first appeared on the stage in 1736 to great acclaim and success. Alzire is set Lima Peru at the time of the Spanish conquest. Don Gusman a Spanish grandee…
M?rope produced in 1743 is the greatest of Voltaire's tragedies and a perfect literary performance. Frederick the Great amused himself by turning it into the libretto of an opera. Its…
Voltaire, Fran Ois-Marie Arouet, F Fleming William
Yet it is too soon. When I possess the crown your faithful eyes Shall be the witnesses of all my deeds. Stay in this porch the priestesses to-day Present Olympia…
Socrates is a play in three acts about Socrates and the events of his trial and eventual death. Satirical in nature it takes aim at government authority and organized religion…
This comedy is partly imitated from an English piece called the Plain Dealer. It does not suit very well for the French stage; the manners are too rough and bold…
