The fables of reason : a study of Voltaire's "Contes philosophiques" /

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 mode...

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Main Author:	Pearson, Roger
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1993.
Subjects:	Voltaire, > 1694-1778. > Contes philosophiques. Voltaire (1694-1778). > Contes philosophiques. Voltaire. Fables, French > History and criticism. Philosophy in literature. Reason in literature. Fables françaises > Histoire et critique. Philosophie dans la littérature. Raison dans la littérature. Fables, French. Philosophie Erzählung Contes philosophiques (Voltaire) French fiction Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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by Pearson, Roger
Published 1993

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