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As a leading thinker of the European Enlightenment, Voltaire
is a central figure in France"s collective cultural memory. The
popularity of Candide has made him perhaps best known as a writer
of tales. Yet these represent only a fraction of his entire oeuvre.
Voltaire created a style of authorship which made him the most
famous writer in Europe and turned his name into a brand for a
certain style of writing and thinking. This Companion covers his
plays, fiction, pamphlets, correspondence, biblical criticism, and
historical, political and philosophical thought, to give a
wide-ranging view of his writings. The most comprehensive book on
Voltaire available in English, it makes accessible the most recent
research in France as well as the English-speaking world, in a
series of original essays and a guide to sources. The essays
demonstrate why Voltaire remains an essential point of reference in
defining the modern intellectual today.
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