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Voltaire was a versatile and prolific writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays, histories, but also scientific expositions. He wrote more than 20,000 letters and 2,000 books and pamphlets. Voltaire was one of the first authors to become renowned and commercially successful internationally.
Aurelio Voltaire. Aurelio Voltaire Hernández [2] (born January 25, 1967 [3] ), professionally known as Aurelio Voltaire or simply Voltaire, is a Cuban-American musician, singer, composer, author, and animator. Known for his gothic style of dress and music, Voltaire is considered a leading figure in the dark cabaret music genre.
Complete Works of Voltaire. The Complete Works of Voltaire ( Œuvres complètes de Voltaire) is the first critical edition of the totality of Voltaire 's writings (in the original French) arranged chronologically. [1] [2] The project was started by the bibliographer and translator Theodore Besterman who only lived to see the first two volumes ...
Candide, ou l'Optimisme (/ k ɒ n ˈ d iː d / kon-DEED, French: ⓘ) is a French satire written by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment, first published in 1759. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best (1759); Candide: or, The Optimist (1762); and Candide: Optimism (1947).
Oedipus (Voltaire play) Oedipus. (Voltaire play) Oedipus ( French: Œdipe) is a tragedy by the French dramatist and philosopher Voltaire that was first performed in 1718. [1] It was his first play and the first literary work for which he used the pen-name Voltaire (his real name was François-Marie Arouet).
The author, Voltaire. The Dictionnaire philosophique ( Philosophical Dictionary) is an encyclopedic dictionary published by the Enlightenment thinker Voltaire in 1764. The alphabetically arranged articles often criticize the Roman Catholic Church, Judaism, Islam, and other institutions. The first edition, released in June 1764, went by the name ...
The Age of Louis XIV. The Age of Louis XIV ( Le Siècle de Louis XIV, also translated The Century of Louis XIV) is a historical work by the French historian, philosopher, and writer Voltaire, first published in 1751. [1] Through it, the French 17th century became identified with Louis XIV of France, who reigned from 1643 to 1715.
The Friends of Voltaire is an anecdotal biography of 18th-century French Enlightenment writer Voltaire written by English author Evelyn Beatrice Hall under the pseudonym S. G. Tallentyre. It was published in 1906. In 1907, it was published in Great Britain under the author's own name by G. P. Putnam's Sons.