Voltaire: A Very Short Introduction
Voltaire: A Very Short Introduction Voltaire (1694-1778), best remembered as the author of Candide, is one of the central actors -- arguably the defining personality -- of the European Enlightenment.…
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Voltaire: A Very Short Introduction
Voltaire (1694-1778), best remembered as the author of Candide, is one of the central actors -- arguably the defining personality -- of the European Enlightenment. The most famous living author in Europe in the 18th century, Cronk emphasizes Voltaire's skills of performance as a writer and his continued relevance today. 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.
He concludes by looking not only at Voltaire's impact in literature and philosophy, but also his