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Questions Sur L'Encyclopedie, Partie 6 (1771)

AUTHOR Voltaire
PUBLISHER Kessinger Publishing (09/10/2010)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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Questions Sur L'Encyclopdie, Partie 6 (1771) de Voltaire est un ouvrage qui poursuit la critique de l'Encyclopdie entreprise par l'auteur dans les parties prcdentes. Dans ce sixime volume, Voltaire se penche sur les articles consacrs  la thologie, la philosophie et la morale. Il y critique notamment l'approche rationaliste et matrialiste de certains auteurs, tout en dfendant la religion et la spiritualit. L'ouvrage se compose de 31 chapitres, chacun consacr  un article de l'Encyclopdie, et est crit dans un style vif et incisif, caractristique de l'criture de Voltaire. Questions Sur L'Encyclopdie, Partie 6 est donc un ouvrage important pour comprendre la pense de Voltaire, ainsi que les dbats intellectuels de son poque.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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ISBN-13: 9781165800919
ISBN-10: 1165800918
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: French
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Page Count: 354
Carton Quantity: 24
Product Dimensions: 6.00 x 0.74 x 9.00 inches
Weight: 1.04 pound(s)
Country of Origin: US
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Questions Sur L'Encyclopdie, Partie 6 (1771) de Voltaire est un ouvrage qui poursuit la critique de l'Encyclopdie entreprise par l'auteur dans les parties prcdentes. Dans ce sixime volume, Voltaire se penche sur les articles consacrs  la thologie, la philosophie et la morale. Il y critique notamment l'approche rationaliste et matrialiste de certains auteurs, tout en dfendant la religion et la spiritualit. L'ouvrage se compose de 31 chapitres, chacun consacr  un article de l'Encyclopdie, et est crit dans un style vif et incisif, caractristique de l'criture de Voltaire. Questions Sur L'Encyclopdie, Partie 6 est donc un ouvrage important pour comprendre la pense de Voltaire, ainsi que les dbats intellectuels de son poque.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Author: Voltaire
Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet) (1694--1778) was one of the key thinkers of the European Enlightenment. Of his many works, "Candide" remains the most popular.
Peter Constantine was awarded the 1998 PEN Translation Award for "Six Early Stories "by Thomas Mann and the 1999 National Translation Award for "The Undiscovered Chekhov: Forty-three New Stories." Widely acclaimed for his recent translation of the complete works of Isaac Babel, he also translated Gogol's "Taras Bulba" and Tolstoy's "The Cossacks "for the Modern Library. His translations of fiction and poetry have appeared in many publications, including "The New Yorker, Harper's," and "Paris Review. "He lives in New York City.
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