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In this comprehensive study of Voltaire's intellectual development, he provides the first full treatment of the effect of the English experience on Voltaire, the diversity of activity at Cirey, and the relation of Voltaire's thought to 17th- and 18th-century philosophy. By devoting considerable attention to the movements, the personal relationships, and the environments that influenced Voltaire, Professor Wade is able to illuminate the sources of Voltaire's thought and show at the same time how he wove them into a unique synthesis. A final chapter in the book contains a general summation of the importance of Voltaireanism as a philosophy of life. Originally published in 1969. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Author:   Ira O. Wade
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   2225
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 4.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.134kg
ISBN:  

9780691621586

ISBN 10:   0691621586
Pages:   830
Publication Date:   08 December 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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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