Complete Works of Voltaire 78A: Writings of 1776-1777 (Oeuvres Completes de Voltaire, No. 78A) (Complete Works of Voltaire, 78A)

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After his final attack on Shakespeare, the "Lettre de Monsieur de Voltaire a Messieurs de l'Academie francaise", Voltaire composed "Irene" as a demonstration of the supremacy of French theatre. Whereas he had previously failed to win Marie Antoinette's favour with his divertissement, "L'Hote et l'hotesse", "Irene" finally granted him a triumphant return to Paris shortly before his death. During the years 1776-1777, Voltaire continued his fight against serfdom in the Jura region through his "Supplique a M. Turgot", the "Lettre du reverend pere Polycarpe" and the "Lettre d'un benedictin de Franche-Comte", while his "Dialogue de Maxime de Madaure, entre Sophronime et Adelos" reveals a preoccupation with mortality at the close of his life.
  • ISBN10 0729409880
  • ISBN13 9780729409889
  • Publish Date 15 September 2010
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Voltaire Foundation