Voltaire: The Universal Man

by Parker, Derek

• ISBN13: 9780750934411
• ISBN10: 0750934417
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-30
• Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd

Summary

Francois Marie Arouet (pen name Voltaire) was born on November 21, 1694 in Paris. He made friends among the Parisian aristocrats where his humorous verses made him a favourite in society circles. However, his satirical wit got him in trouble and he was exiled from France on several occasions. When back in France Voltaire, who was a millionaire by the age of forty, restored the run-down Chateau de Cirey and began one of the greatest intellectual and romantic relationships of the 18th century with Emilie de Breteuil. Under the patronage of Madame de Pompadour, he became official royal historian. Yet, upon his death, he was denied church burial. In 1814 a right-wing religious group stole his remains and dumped them in a garbage heap.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. vi
Acknowledgements	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Princes and Poets	p. 1
Imprisonment and Fame	p. 11
Religion and Royalty	p. 30
England and Philosophy	p. 47
Dignity and Impudence	p. 63
Love and Domesticity	p. 75
King and Commoner	p. 93
'Very Famous Savant, Paris'	p. 110
A Prince's Favour	p. 127
Farce and Raillery	p. 137
God and Mankind	p. 152
Persecution and Tolerance	p. 167
Friends and Enemies	p. 183
The Universal Man	p. 194
Envoi	p. 210
Voltaire Quoted	p. 214
Notes	p. 217
Bibliography	p. 228
Index	p. 233
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