Voltaire and the Theatre of the Eighteenth Century

by Marvin A. Carlson

Born in the final years of the seventeenth century, and dying a decade before the beginning of the French Revolution, Voltaire was a quintessential figure of the eighteenth century, so much so that this era is sometimes called the Age of Voltaire. At a time when French culture dominated Europe, Voltaire dominated French culture. His influence was broad and powerful, and he made major contributions to almost every sphere of intellectual activity,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313303029
• ISBN13: 9780313303029
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.6"