Voltaire: A Very Short Introductions (Record no. 51636)

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International Standard Book Number 9780199688357
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Classification number 848.509 CRO
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Personal name Cronk, Nicholas
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Title Voltaire: A Very Short Introductions
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc Oxford University Press
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Date of publication, distribution, etc 2017
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Extent 151
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Summary, etc In this Very Short Introduction, Nicholas Cronk explores Voltaire's remarkable career and demonstrates how his thinking is pivotal to our notion and understanding of the Enlightenment. In a fresh and modern examination of his writings, Cronk examines the nature of Voltaire's literary celebrity, demonstrating the extent to which his work was reactive and practical, and therefore made sense within the broader context of the debates to which he responded. The most famous living author in Europe in the 18th century, Cronk emphasises Voltaire's skills of 'performance' as a writer and his continued relevance today. He concludes by looking not only at Voltaire's impact in literature and philosophy, but also his influence on French political values and modern French politics.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Fiction and Literature
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