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Author:   Ira O. Wade
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   2225
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 4.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.304kg
ISBN:  

9780691648446

ISBN 10:   0691648441
Pages:   830
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

"*Frontmatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*INTRODUCTION, pg. ix*1. EARLY TRAINING, pg. 1*2. VOLTAIRE'S LITERARY MASTERS, pg. 23*3. VOLTAIRE'S ANCESTORS IN LYRIC POETRY, pg. 44*4. POETRY AND ANTI-POETRY, pg. 82*5. THE POET AND HIS ART, pg. 93*6. THE POET AS FREE-THINKER, pg. 120*1. VOLTAIRE IN ENGLAND, pg. 149*2. THE PUBLICATION OF THE HENRIADE, pg. 156*3. VOLTAIRE'S OBSERVATIONS OF ENGLAND: THE CORRESPONDENCE, pg. 161*4. VOLTAIRE'S OBSERVATIONS OF ENGLAND: THE NOTEBOOKS, pg. 166*5. VOLTAIRE'S LITERARY ACTIVITIES, pg. 173*6. THE IMPACT OF THE ENGLISH EXPERIENCE, pg. 180*7. INTERLUDE, 1728-1734: THE RESULTS OF THE ENGLISH EXPERIENCE, pg. 187*8. FROM POET TO PHILOSOPHER, pg. 240*1. CIREY, pg. 251*2. MME DU CHATELET AND VOLTAIRE, pg. 265*3. VOLTAIRE AND FREDERICK, pg. 292*4. THE DIVERSITY OF ACTIVITY AT CIREY, pg. 329*5. 1738-1739: THE REVOLUTION OF A HUMAN MIND, pg. 367*6. CONTROVERSY, pg. 401*7. VOLTAIRE AND THE SCIENCE OF 1738, pg. 428*8. VOLTAIRE AND HISTORY, pg. 451*9. BIBLICAL CRITICISM, pg. 511*10. THE MEANING OF THE CIREY EXPERIENCE, pg. 564*1. VOLTAIRE AND THE PHILOSOPHERS, pg. 571*2. VOLTAIRE'S WORLD, pg. 720*3. PHILOSOPHER, ""PHILOSOPHE,"" FREE-THINKER, OR POET?, pg. 755*4. VOLTAIREANISM AND THE LIFE OF THE SPIRIT, pg. 768*CONCLUSION, pg. 775*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 789*INDEX, pg. 797"

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