Voltaire: 685 books

Book cover of Aventure de la mémoire
by Voltaire
Language: French
Release Date: June 16, 2013

Aventure de la mémoire Voltaire, écrivain et philosophe français (1694-1778) Ce livre numérique présente «Aventure de la mémoire», de Voltaire, édité en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet...
Book cover of La Henriade
by Voltaire
Language: French
Release Date: June 13, 2013

La Henriade Voltaire, écrivain et philosophe français (1694-1778) Ce livre numérique présente «La Henriade», de Voltaire, édité en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet d'accéder directement aux...
Book cover of Essai sur les mœurs et l’esprit des nations
by Voltaire
Language: French
Release Date: June 11, 2013

Essai sur les mœurs et l’esprit des nations Voltaire, écrivain et philosophe français (1694-1778) Ce livre numérique présente «Essai sur les mœurs et l’esprit des nations», de Voltaire, édité en texte intégral. Une table...
Book cover of Histoire des voyages de Scarmentado écrite par lui-même
by Voltaire
Language: French
Release Date: June 14, 2013

Histoire des voyages de Scarmentado écrite par lui-même Voltaire, écrivain et philosophe français (1694-1778) Ce livre numérique présente «Histoire des voyages de Scarmentado écrite par lui-même», de Voltaire, édité...
Book cover of Zaïre
by Voltaire
Language: French
Release Date: April 27, 2018

Zaïre est une pièce de théâtre (tragédie) de Voltaire, écrite en 1732 et représentée à la Comédie-Française le 13 août 1732. Certains historiens de la littérature considèrent cette pièce comme une adaptation libre d'Othello au théâtre par Voltaire. La pièce évoque les mêmes thèmes, c'est-à-dire la jalousie et la tolérance.  
Book cover of Le Philosophe ignorant
by Voltaire
Language: French
Release Date: June 11, 2013

Le Philosophe ignorant Voltaire, écrivain et philosophe français (1694-1778) 1766 Ce livre numérique présente «Le Philosophe ignorant», de Voltaire, édité en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet d'accéder...
Book cover of Candido, o l'ottimismo
by Voltaire
Language: Italian
Release Date: June 19, 2017

Candido, o l'ottimismo (Candide, ou l'Optimisme), è un racconto filosofico di Voltaire che mira a confutare le dottrine ottimistiche quale quella leibniziana. Lo scrittore francese fu stimolato sicuramente dal terremoto di Lisbona del 1755 che distrusse la città, mietendo molte vittime....
Book cover of Candide

Candide

A Dual-Language Book

by Voltaire
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012

Voltaire's brilliant satire, in the original French, with a new and exacting English translation on the opposing page. Through the adventures of Candide, we experience life's most crushing misfortunes, see the redeeming wisdom those misfortunes can bring — all the while enjoying Voltaire's witty burlesque of human excess.
Book cover of The Collected Works of Voltaire

The Collected Works of Voltaire

The Complete Works PergamonMedia

by Voltaire, Virgil, François-Marie Arouet
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015

This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works or all the significant works - the Œuvre - of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - 9148 pages easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • Candide • Micromegas • 's Philosophical Dictionary • Zadig • 's Romances, Complete in One Volume...
Book cover of The Death of Caesar: A Play in Three Acts
by Voltaire
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2012

Voltaire's The Death of Caesar (Mort de César, 1735) is often erroneously described as a reworking of the first three acts of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Instead, Voltaire rewrote the text in its entirety, using a different approach that focuses on the act of tyrannicide, with the complication...
Book cover of Nanine
by Voltaire
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015

François-Marie Arouet wrote under the nom de plume of Voltaire, and produced works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays, and historical and scientific works. "This Comedy is called in the French Nanine, ou le Préjugé Vaincu (Nanine, or Prejudice Overcome)....
Book cover of Candide
by Voltaire
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2014

Candide is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. It begins with a young man, Candide, who is being indoctrinated with optimism by his mentor, Pangloss. The work describes the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle, followed by Candide's slow, painful...
Book cover of Candide
by Voltaire
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2015

Ever since 1759, when Voltaire wrote "Candide" in ridicule of the notion that this is the best of all possible worlds, this world has been a gayer place for readers. Voltaire wrote it in three days, and five or six generations have found that its laughter does not grow old. It's basically...
Book cover of The Portable Voltaire
by Francois Voltaire
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 1977

Includes Part One of Candide; three stories; selections from The Philosophical Dictionary, The Lisbon Earthquake, and other works; and thirty-five letters.
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