The Cambridge Companion To Voltaire
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Author | : Nicholas Cronk |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2009-02-19 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 052184973X |
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An accessible overview of the life, times and work of the eighteenth-century philosopher and writer.
Author | : Nicholas Cronk |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2009-02-19 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 113982757X |
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As a leading thinker of the European Enlightenment, Voltaire is a central figure in France's collective cultural memory. The popularity of Candide has made him perhaps best known as a writer of tales. Yet these represent only a fraction of his entire œuvre. Voltaire created a style of authorship which made him the most famous writer in Europe and made him a figurehead for a certain style of writing and thinking. This Companion covers his plays, fiction, pamphlets, correspondence, biblical criticism, and historical, political and philosophical thought, to give a wide-ranging view of his writings. The most comprehensive book on Voltaire available in English, it makes accessible the most recent research in France as well as the English-speaking world, in a series of original essays and a guide to sources. The essays demonstrate why Voltaire remains an essential point of reference in defining the modern intellectual today.
Author | : Patrick Riley |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 474 |
Release | : 2001-08-27 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780521576154 |
Download The Cambridge Companion to Rousseau Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Universally regarded as the greatest French political theorist and philosopher of education of the Enlightenment, and probably the greatest French social theorist tout court, Rousseau was an important forerunner of the French Revolution, though his thought was too nuanced and subtle ever to serve as mere ideology. This 2001 volume systematically surveys the full range of Rousseau's activities in politics and education, psychology, anthropology, religion, music and theater.
Author | : Nicholas Cronk |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2017-02-10 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0191512753 |
Download Voltaire: A Very Short Introduction Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Voltaire (1694-1778), best remembered as the author of Candide, is one of the central actors — arguably the defining personality — of the European Enlightenment. In this Very Short Introduction, Nicholas Cronk explores Voltaire's remarkable career and demonstrates how his thinking is pivotal to our notion and understanding of the Enlightenment. In a fresh and modern examination of his writings, Cronk examines the nature of Voltaire's literary celebrity, demonstrating the extent to which his work was reactive and practical, and therefore made sense within the broader context of the debates to which he responded. The most famous living author in Europe in the 18th century, Cronk emphasises Voltaire's skills of 'performance' as a writer and his continued relevance today. He concludes by looking not only at Voltaire's impact in literature and philosophy, but also his influence on French political values and modern French politics. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : Nicholas Jolley |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780521367691 |
Download The Cambridge Companion to Leibniz Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The most comprehensive account of the full range of Leibniz's thought.
Author | : Daniel Brewer |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 267 |
Release | : 2014-10-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1107021480 |
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Containing essays by leading scholars representing a wide range of disciplines, this Companion offers new perspectives on the French Enlightenment. Clearly organized and easy to use, the volume provides a comprehensive overview of a period that marks the beginning of modern intellectual culture and political life.
Author | : Stuart Gillespie |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 612 |
Release | : 2007-10-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1139827529 |
Download The Cambridge Companion to Lucretius Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Lucretius' didactic poem De rerum natura ('On the Nature of Things') is an impassioned and visionary presentation of the materialist philosophy of Epicurus, and one of the most powerful poetic texts of antiquity. After its rediscovery in 1417 it became a controversial and seminal work in successive phases of literary history, the history of science, and the Enlightenment. In this 2007 Cambridge Companion experts in the history of literature, philosophy and science discuss the poem in its ancient contexts and in its reception both as a literary text and as a vehicle for progressive ideas. The Companion is designed both as an accessible handbook for the general reader who wishes to learn about Lucretius, and as a series of stimulating essays for students of classical antiquity and its reception. It is completely accessible to the reader who has only read Lucretius in translation.
Author | : Karen O'Brien |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 267 |
Release | : 2018-06-21 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1107035112 |
Download The Cambridge Companion to Edward Gibbon Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Provides an accessible overview of the achievement of Edward Gibbon (1737-94), one of the world's greatest historians.
Author | : Brian Nelson |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2015-06-11 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0521887089 |
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An engaging, highly accessible and informative introduction to French literature from the Middle Ages to the present.
Author | : Eva-Marie Kröller |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 371 |
Release | : 2017-06-08 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1107159628 |
Download The Cambridge Companion to Canadian Literature Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
A fully revised second edition of this multi-author account of Canadian literature, from Aboriginal writing to Margaret Atwood.