En effet, au-delà de sa défense énergique d'un Jean Calas qui a été injustement condamné et supplicié, Voltaire plaide dans cet essai en faveur de valeurs universelles, souvent bafouées, telles que la fraternité, l'égalité, la liberté de penser ou de s'exprimer. Le combat d'idée que mène la philosophie des Lumières contre la fanatisme religieux n'est il pas toujours une absolue nécessité pour nous, hommes et femmes du XXIe siècle?
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About the Author:
Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet) (1694--1778) was one of the key thinkers of the European Enlightenment. Of his many works, "Candide" remains the most popular.
Peter Constantine was awarded the 1998 PEN Translation Award for "Six Early Stories "by Thomas Mann and the 1999 National Translation Award for "The Undiscovered Chekhov: Forty-three New Stories." Widely acclaimed for his recent translation of the complete works of Isaac Babel, he also translated Gogol's "Taras Bulba" and Tolstoy's "The Cossacks "for the Modern Library. His translations of fiction and poetry have appeared in many publications, including "The New Yorker, Harper's," and "Paris Review. "He lives in New York City.
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- PublisherLarousse Editions
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 2035915066
- ISBN 13 9782035915061
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages96
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