Voltaire almighty : a life in pursuit of freedom

著者

• Pearson, Roger

書誌事項

Voltaire almighty : a life in pursuit of freedom

Roger Pearson

Bloomsbury, 2006, c2005

注記

Includes bibliographical references(p. [433]-436) and index

"First published ... in 2005, this paperback published 2006"--T.p. verso

内容説明・目次

内容説明

During much of his life Voltaire's plays and verse made him the toast of society, but his barbed wit and commitment to reason also got him into trouble. Jailed twice and eventually banished by the King, he was an outspoken critic of religious intolerance and persecution. His personal life was as colourful as his intellectual one. Voltaire never married, but had long-term affairs with two women: Emilie, who died after giving birth to the child of another lover, and his niece, Marie-Louise, with whom he spent his last twenty-five years. With its tales of illegitimacy, prison, stardom, exile, love affairs and tireless battles against critics, Church and King, Roger Pearson's brilliant biography brings Voltaire vividly to life.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA84997757
• ISBN:
  • 9780747579571
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: London
• ページ数/冊数: xxxii, 447 p., [8] p. of plates
• 大きさ: 20 cm
• 分類:
  • DC22 : 848.509
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Voltaire, 1694-1778
  • LCSH : Philosophers -- France -- Biography
  • LCSH : Authors, French -- 18th century -- Biography