Voltaire (ePub)
Davidson tells the whole, rich story of his life (1694-1778) - his early imprisonment in the Bastille; exile...
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We think of Voltaire as the epitome of the Enlightenment; in his own time he was also the most famous and controversial figure in Europe.
Davidson tells the whole, rich story of his life (1694-1778) - his early imprisonment in the Bastille; exile in England and his mastery of English; an obsession with money, of which he made a huge amount; a scandalous love life; his infatuation with Frederick the Great; a long exile on the borders of Switzerland; his passion for watch-making; his human rights campaigns and his triumphant return to Paris to die there as celebrity extraordinaire. Throughout all of this Voltaire's life was always informed by two things: a belief in the essential value of toleration in the face of fanaticism; and in the right of every man to think and say what he liked. It is rare to have such a vivid portrait of a great man.
- Autor: Ian Davidson
- 2010, Englisch
- Verlag: Profile
- ISBN-10: 1847652247
- ISBN-13: 9781847652249
- Erscheinungsdatum: 09.12.2010
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- Größe: 3.49 MB
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