The Fables of Reason: A Study of Voltaire's Contes Philosophiques

by Roger Pearson

This is the first comprehensive study in English of Voltaire's contes philosophiques--the philosophical tales for which he is best remembered and which include his masterpiece Candide. Pearson situates each story in its historical and intellectual context and offers new readings in light of modern critical thinking. He rejects the traditional view that Voltaire's contes were the private expression of his philosophical perplexity, and argues that it...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198158807
• ISBN13: 9780198158806
• Release Date: June 1993
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"