Voltaire: Philosophical Letters

Or, Letters Regarding the English Nation

By:

Voltaire

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Hardback

Series:

Hackett Classics

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In his Philosophical Letters,Voltaire provides a pungent and often satirical assessment of the religion, politics, science, and arts of the England he observed during his nearly three-year exile. In addition to the Letters, this edition provides a translation of Voltaire's "Proposal for a Letter about the English," a general Introduction, chronology, notes, and bibliography.

Author Biography:

John Leigh is a Fellow of Fitzwilliam College, and University Lecturer in the Department of French, at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. Prudence L. Steiner took her Ph.D. in American Literature at Harvard University, where she served as Lecturer and Director of the Harvard Extension School Writing Program.

Release date Australia

March 15th, 2007

Author

Voltaire

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Contributors

Edited by John Leigh
Translated by Prudence L. Steiner

Pages

160

Series

Hackett Classics

ISBN-13

9780872208827

Product ID

1836089

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