Eight centuries of French literature, from the Chanson de Roland to SartreRobert Foster Bradley, Robert Bell Mitchell |
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... Voltaire . He came at the proper moment and had exactly those qualities which would win for him a dominant influence over all Europe . New ideas were in the air , and Voltaire was fortunate enough to make himself their chief exponent .
... Voltaire . He came at the proper moment and had exactly those qualities which would win for him a dominant influence over all Europe . New ideas were in the air , and Voltaire was fortunate enough to make himself their chief exponent .
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... Voltaire owes his quite unjustified reputation as the arch - enemy of all religion . Yet it must be remembered that Voltaire was not an atheist like some of his fellow Encyclope- dists . He was a Deist , believing in the existence of a ...
... Voltaire owes his quite unjustified reputation as the arch - enemy of all religion . Yet it must be remembered that Voltaire was not an atheist like some of his fellow Encyclope- dists . He was a Deist , believing in the existence of a ...
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... Voltaire refuses to accept . Candide is Voltaire's satire on this philosophy . 253 This is one of Leibnitz ' essential principles . 254 Doctor of theology at the Sorbonne . 255 Voltaire likes to refer to the earth as " a heap of mud ...
... Voltaire refuses to accept . Candide is Voltaire's satire on this philosophy . 253 This is one of Leibnitz ' essential principles . 254 Doctor of theology at the Sorbonne . 255 Voltaire likes to refer to the earth as " a heap of mud ...
Contents
LES CHANSONS DE GESTE | 3 |
LA LITTÉRATURE BOURGEOISE | 12 |
LA POÉSIE LYRIQUE | 21 |
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