The Fables of Reason: A Study of Voltaire's Contes Philosophiques

The Fables of Reason: A Study of Voltaire's Contes Philosophiques

by RogerPearson (Author)

Synopsis

A study of Voltaire's "Contes Philosophiques" - the philosophical tales for which he is best remembered, and which include "Candide". This book places each of the 26 stories in its historical and intellectual context, and proposes new ways of reading them in the light of modern critical thinking.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 280
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Published: 06 May 1993

ISBN 10: 0198158807
ISBN 13: 9780198158806