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The works of M. de Voltaire

The works of M. de Voltaire

Voltaire

Voltaire, Tobias George Smollett, Thomas Francklin. prosessor, named Robek. My last place was with the Jew, Don Iflachar, who placed me near your person, my sair lady ; to whose sortunes I have attached myself, and have been more ...
Voltaire: Political Writings

Voltaire: Political Writings

Voltaire

This edition of Voltaire's political writings presents a varied selection of his most interesting and controversial texts, many of which have not previously been translated into English.
The Pragmatic Enlightenment: Recovering the Liberalism of ...

The Pragmatic Enlightenment: Recovering the Liberalism of ...

Dennis C. Rasmussen

Robert A. Wagoner (New York: John Wiley & Sons, [1906] 1966), 129. 31 For an examination of Bayle's influence on Voltaire, see H. T. Mason, Pierre Bayle and Voltaire (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1963). J. B. Shank writes that Voltaire ...
Philosophical Dictionary

Philosophical Dictionary

Francois Voltaire

One of the masterpieces of the Enlightenment, this enormously influential work of sardonic wit - more a collection of essays arranged alphabetically, than a conventional dictionary - considers such diverse subjects as Abraham and Atheism, ...
Voltaire: A Life

Voltaire: A Life

Ian Davidson

piece of paper that they call littera sigilli (“letters of proscription”); I can assure you that there is no such thing.'3 The most likely explanation is that Voltaire was old and of very uncertain health: when the moment arrived, he was daunted by the ...
Storia de Carlo XII re di Svezia, 1

Storia de Carlo XII re di Svezia, 1

François Marie Arouet de Voltaire

Di due Sorelle , che aveva Carlo XII, la maggiore a- yeva sposato il Duca d' Olstein, Principe dotato di valore, e dolcezza. ... solamente come a Cognato, ma ancora come a Re d'una Nazione, che ha un odio irreconciliabile contra. i Danesi .
Voltaire: A Life

Voltaire: A Life

Ian Davidson

Davidson tells the whole, rich story of Voltaire’s 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; a ...
Voltaire in Exile

Voltaire in Exile

Ian Davidson

Ian Davidson has drawn on the rich correspondence between Voltaire and his family, members of the Court at Versailles and the French intellectual elite, to paint a wonderful portrait of the man declared by Diderot to be 'the unique man of ...
Le catholicisme entre Luther et Voltaire

Le catholicisme entre Luther et Voltaire

Monique Cottret

Se pose toutefois la question des limites de la christianisation ainsi réalisée entre l’arrivée de Luther sur la scène historique et l’époque de la mort de Voltaire. À peine remis de la secousse protestante, le catholicisme dut ...
Storia di Carlo 12. re di Svezia del signor di Voltaire

Storia di Carlo 12. re di Svezia del signor di Voltaire

Voltaire

Di due Sorelle, che aveva Carlo XII. la maggiore aveva sposato il Duca d'Olstein, Principe dotato di valore, e dolcezza. ... non solamente come a Cognato; ma ancora come a Re d'una Nazione, che ha un odio irreconciliabile contra i Danesi .
Storia di Carlo XII re di Svezia ¬di ¬Voltaire

Storia di Carlo XII re di Svezia ¬di ¬Voltaire

Voltaire

Di due sorelle che aveva Carlo XII , la maggiore aveva sposato il duca d'Olstein, Prìncipe dotato di valore e dolcezza. Il Duca oppresso dal re di Danimarca renne a Stockholm colla sua sposa, gittàndosi nelle braccia del Re e dimandàndogli ...
François Truffaut: Film Author, 1932-1983

François Truffaut: Film Author, 1932-1983

Robert Ingram

Boston, Twayne Publishers 1978; Cambridge University Press 1994 — Insdorf, Annette: François Truffaut, Le cinéma est-il magique? Ramsay 1989 — Insdorf, Annette: François Truffaut. Collection 'Découvertes' Gallimard 1996 — Le Berre, ...
François Hollande, président élu

François Hollande, président élu

Serge Raffy

"François Hollande, président élu", est nourri du témoignage du photographe Marc Chaumeil, Corrézien de souche, partageant depuis février 2011 l’essentiel du quotidien de campagne de François Hollande, des premiers meetings à la ...
Our Revolutionary Forefathers: The Letters of Francois, ...

Our Revolutionary Forefathers: The Letters of Francois, ...

Francois Marquis De Barbe-Marbois

During His Residence In The United States As Secretary Of The French Legation 1779-1785.
François Boucher, 1703-1770:

François Boucher, 1703-1770:

François Boucher

Traces the career of the 18th century French artist and examines his paintings, drawings, prints, and tapestry and porcelain designs
Die Jungfrau Von Orleans Bei Shakespeare, Voltaire und Schiller

Die Jungfrau Von Orleans Bei Shakespeare, Voltaire und Schiller

Martha Emma Koenig

Die Jungfrau von Orleans bei Shakespeare, Voltaire und Schiller. By Martha Emma Koenig А.В. 1916 THESIS Submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTSl in Germuni in the GRADUATE DIVISION ...
Topological Vector Spaces, Distributions and Kernels: Pure ...

Topological Vector Spaces, Distributions and Kernels: Pure ...

François Treves

Pure and Applied Mathematics François Treves Paul A. Smith, Samuel Eilenberg ... 1966 TOPOLOGICAL VECTOR SPACES, DISTRIBUTIONS AND KERNELS François Treves PURDUE UNIVERSITY. 25: 26: 27: SHREERAM ABHYAN KAR,  ...
François Mitterrand: Portrait d'un ambigu

François Mitterrand: Portrait d'un ambigu

Philip Short

Homme de contradictions, François Mitterrand fut à la fois le dirigeant d’un mouvement de résistance décoré par Vichy, un jeune parlementaire conservateur et l’artisan de l’union de la Gauche.
Brya genealogy: a genealogical history of the descendants of ...

Brya genealogy: a genealogical history of the descendants of ...

Dale François Calder

Fernanda, Lu- cienne and Daniel* All the Vallate, until recent times, hare followed the profession of farming and all have lived in or near Recouvran.ee dating from before 1778* On the 24th day of October 1838 in Delia. Francois Vail at Sr..

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