Reinventing Voltaire

The Politics of Commemoration in Nineteenth-century France

AvStephen Bird

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

Del i serien Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment

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Beskrivning

How was Voltaire's legacy seen in France between 1830 and 1900? To what extent did the nineteenth century reinvent Voltaire? Viewed during these years through the distorting lens of the French Revolution, Voltaire was vilified and venerated in roughly equal measure: as an icon of republican anticlericalism on the one hand, and a deeply Christian reformer on the other. This wide-ranging study uses the rich sources of the Parisian periodical and daily press to examine the evolution of Voltaire's legacy as it was contested through caricature and statuary as much as through editions and criticism of his works.

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Utgivningsdatum:2000-09-01
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Vikt:470 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment
Antal sidor:257
Förlag:Voltaire Foundation
ISBN:9780729407427

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'The first really comprehensive study of the different phases in which Voltaire was reinvented and then celebrated after his death. There’s also a chapter on popular editions of his work and the extent to which Voltaire is read by a broader reading public—a more working class reading public.'Nicholas Cronk, Five Books

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List of illustrations Acknowledgements IntroductionI Politicising Voltaire II Le Siècle and the subscription campaign of 1867: the first open-air statue of VoltaireIII Exhibiting Voltaire in the public sphere: the iconographic traditionIV Working-class editions and their readershipV Voltaire in the classroomConclusion Select list of works citedIndex