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Voltaire and the Century of Light
(Hardback)
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Voltaire and the Century of Light
Contributors:
By (Author) Alfred Owen Aldridge
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Literary essays
Literary studies: general
Dewey:
848.5
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
458
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
794g
Description
Taking an approach different from (hat of earlier biographers, A. Owen Aldridge examines Voltaire's literary and intellectual career chronologically, using the methods both of comparative literature and of the history of ideas. The resulting biography portrays a fascinating personality as well as a great writer and thinker. Voltaire is revealed not
