Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire: 4 books

Book cover of La Doncella de Orleáns
by Francois-Marie Arouet Voltaire, José María Merino
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 1, 2011

El destino de Francia no puede residir en el himen de una mujer. Para defender esta teoría, Voltaire compuso en 1730 un poema épico burlesco en versos decasílabos con el que pretendía reirse de la sagrada virginidad del mito más arraigado en la Francia de su época, Juana de Arco. La Pucelle,...
Book cover of Philosophical Dictionary (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
by Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.  Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary is one of the most emblematic works of the French Enlightenment. Caustic, witty, and bold, the work was accused by French authorities of undermining the foundations of civil society,...
Book cover of Philosophical Dictionary (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)
by Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009

Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary is one of the most emblematic works of the French Enlightenment. Caustic, witty, and bold, the work was accused by French authorities of undermining the foundations of civil society, rashly applying human reason to matters long considered sacred. Its articles chipped...
Book cover of International Short Stories (French Stories)
by Francois Coppee, Honore De Balzac, Paul Bourget
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016

Contents A Piece of Bread By Francois Coppee The Elixir of Life By Honore De Balzac The Age For Love By Paul Bourget Mateo Falcone By Prosper Merimee The Mirror By Catulle Mendes My Nephew Joseph By Ludovic Halevy A Forest Betrothal By Erckmann-chatrian Zadig the Babylonian By Francois Marie...
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