The Cambridge Companion to Voltaire

An accessible overview of the life, times and work of the eighteenth-century philosopher and writer.

Autorentext
Nicholas Cronk is Professor of French Literature and Director of the Voltaire Foundation at the University of Oxford.

Zusammenfassung
As a leading thinker of the European Enlightenment, Voltaire is a central figure in France's collective cultural memory. This Companion is the most comprehensive book on Voltaire available in English, comprising a series of original essays with a chronology and a guide to sources.

Inhalt
Chronology; Introduction Nicholas Cronk; 1. The making of a name: a life of Voltaire Geoffrey Turnovsky; 2. Voltaire and authorship Nicholas Cronk; 3. Voltaire, philosopher or philosophe? David Beeson and Nicholas Cronk; 4. Voltaire and clandestine manuscripts Miguel Benítez; 5. Voltaire and the myth of England John Leigh; 6. Voltaire's masks: theatre and theatricality Russell Goulbourne; 7. Voltaire as story-teller Gianni Iotti; 8. Candide Philip Stewart; 9. Voltaire and history Catherine Volpilhac-Auger; 10. Voltaire's correspondence Christiane Mervaud; 11. Voltaire: pamphlets and polemic Olivier Ferret; 12. Voltaire and the politics of toleration John Renwick; 13. Voltaire and the Bible Graham Gargett; 14. The Voltaire effect Daniel Brewer; Guide to further reading; Index.

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