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1) Voltaire
Author
Series
Publisher
Twayne Publishers
Pub. Date
1980.
Language
English
Description
Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Voltaire.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"With Candide, Voltaire bumptiously skewered the fashionable misinterpretation of the doctrine of philosophical optimism, unerringly offending kings, scientists, fanaticals, publishers, journalists, and even priests; composed in a mere three days, Candide's capacity to amuse, disgust, and surprise endures today, roughly ninety thousand days later. Theo Cuffe's new translation is invaluable for those English-speaking readers who cannot understand French,...
3) Candide
Author
Language
English
Description
Caustic and hilarious, Candide has ranked as one of the world's great satires since its first publication in 1759. It concerns the adventures of the youthful Candide, disciple of Dr. Pangloss. In the course of his travels in Europe and South America, Candide sees and suffers such misfortune that it is difficult for him to believe that this is "the best of all possible worlds," as Dr. Pangloss has assured him. Indeed, it seems to be quite the opposite....
Author
Series
Twayne's world authors series. French literature volume TWAS 889
Publisher
Twayne
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Voltaire.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Continue your exploration of the early history of utopia by examining notable works produced during the two centuries following More's initial work. Compare and contrast the ideas of "classical utopia" and "critical utopia" and understand how laughter was an integral part of 18th-century utopian storytelling, focusing on Voltaire's Candide and Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels.
Author
Series
Twayne's masterwork studies volume no. 104
Publisher
Twayne Publishers
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Description
Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work Candide, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Description
The definitive biography of Voltaire's life—from his scandalous love affairs and political maneuverings to his inspired philosophy We think of Voltaire as the archetypal figure of the enlightenment; in his own time he was also the most famous and controversial figure in Europe. This dazzling new biography celebrates his extraordinary life. Davidson tells the whole, rich story of Voltaire's life (1694–1778): his early imprisonment
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Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
The Age of Voltaire, the ninth volume of The Story of Civilization, is an in-depth examination of France and England in the first half of the eighteenth century. In this masterful work, listeners will encounter
Author
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Discover why intellectuals and historians alike consider Voltaire to be one of the most intriguing, influential, and elusive thinkers of the modern world. Focusing on the deepest, most enduring aspects of Voltaire's work and thought, but never losing sight of the colorful, fascinating man himself, these 12 lectures sketch for you a vibrant, thought-provoking vision of Voltaire as "the father of the Enlightenment" and one of the great literary personalities
...10) Novels for students: Volume 7 :presenting analysis, context, and crticism on commonly studied novels
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Publisher
Gale Group
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.
12) European writers
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Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Pub. Date
1983-1991.
Language
English
Description
Covers writers who have made significant contributions to European literature. Includes in-depth critical and biographical analysis.
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Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
An entertaining guide to some of the best short novels of all time looks at works from the eighteenth century to the present day, spanning multiple genres, cultures, and countries.
Davis provides a guide to some of the best short novels of all time. The works span from the eighteenth century to the present day, covering multiple genres, cultures, and countries, and are arranged alphabetically by title. Each short (4-to-6 pages) profile includes the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Surveys over 70 literary geniuses and masterpieces of western literature. Examines the works, styles, themes and relationships with one another and the role they played both within the context of their own times and within the larger span of literary history.
Publisher
DK Children
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
From medieval romances and tales of chivalry found in the realist novels of the 19th century, to experimental modernist works and today's explorations of the self, Great Novels explores the finest novels from around the world and through time.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A new stand-alone novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Early Riser and the Thursday Next series England, 2022. There are 1.2 million human-size rabbits living in the UK. They can walk, talk, drive cars, and they like to read Voltaire, the result of an Inexplicable Anthropomorphizing Event fifty-five years before. A family of rabbits is about to move into Much Hemlock, a cozy little village in Middle England where life revolves around...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Enter 18th-century salons and cafes to join the debates over modernity and politics. While writers such as Voltaire, Diderot, and Rousseau argued over natural rights, political reform, the social contract, and more, the Old Regime cracked down on dissidents and threw writers in jail for criticizing the government.
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Language
English
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Description
"A fascinating, epic exploration of who gets to record the world's history -- from Julius Caesar to William Shakespeare to Ken Burns -- and how their biases influence our understanding about the past. There are many stories we can spin about previous ages, but which accounts get told? And by whom? Is there even such a thing as "objective" history? In this lively and thought-provoking book, Richard Cohen reveals how professional historians and other...
Author
Language
English
Description
"From the award-winning biographer of Chaucer, the story of his most popular and scandalous character, from the Middle Ages to #MeToo Ever since her triumphant debut in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, the Wife of Bath, arguably the first ordinary and recognizably real woman in English literature, has obsessed readers-from Shakespeare to James Joyce, Voltaire to Pasolini, Dryden to Zadie Smith. Few literary characters have led such colourful lives or matched...
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