Le Fanatisme, ou Mahomet le prophète De l'Alcoran et de Mahomet
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Le Fanatisme, ou Mahomet le prophète . De l'Alcoran et de Mahomet
（The complete works of Voltaire, 20B）
Voltaire Foundation, 2002
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Text in French and English
Works cited: p. 343-345
Includes index
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Description
The twinned evils of superstition and fanaticism had been prominent in Voltaire's work since "La Henriade", but it is only with "Le Fanaticisme, ou Mahomet le prophete" that Voltaire translates this theme to the stage, creating an entirely novel adaptation of classical forms to modern political debate. Voltaire's focus is the hypocrisy of religious 'impostors', and, despite the oriental lens, early audiences were under no illusions about the unspoken Christian targets of his polemic. The first authorised editions of the play contain prose paratexts in different voices designed to provoke and challenge his reader. Both the play itself and the literary structure, reproduced with detailed commentary in this edition, offer important insight into Voltaire's evolving public campaign against fanaticism.
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- Le Fanatisme, ou Mahomet le prophete, tragedie
- De l'Alcoran et de Mahomet
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