Ian Davidson 18776 - Voltaire in Exile
| Schrijver: | Ian Davidson 18776 |
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| Titel: | Voltaire in Exile |
| ISBN: | 9781843540885 |
| Taal: | Engels |
| Uitgever: | Atlantic Books |
| Bijzonderheden: | Goed, 2005, Paperback, 342p |
| Prijs: | € 8,50 |
| Verzendkosten: | € 4,50 (binnen Nederland) |
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In 1753, Voltaire - playwright, poet, philosopher, and one of the most feted figures in Europe - was forced into exile by King Louis XV, where he would remain for the last 25 years of his life. This period heralded a startling new beginning for this remarkable character during which Voltaire became a successful entrepreneur and wrote his masterpiece Candide. Cast out by the establishment, he also developed astonishingly modern ideas about human rights, borne out in his campaigns against a series of miscarriages of justice.\nIan Davidson has drawn on the rich correspondence between Voltaire and his family, members of the Court at Versailles and the French intellectual elite, to paint a wonderful portrait of the man declared by Diderot to be 'the unique man of the century'.
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