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SVEC (Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth Century)
Ed. David Andress
How can the experience of the tumultuous years of the French Revolution be accurately interpreted? Using a range of methodologies and a plurality of approaches, a team of experts offers fresh perspectives on the individual and collective experience of Revolution, both within and outside France.
Complete Works of Voltaire
The years 1774-1775 see Voltaire busying himself on a mixture of polemical, philosophical and historical texts, covering such themes as fatality, the nature of the soul, the dangers of atheism, and the slow march of history towards a better future. And Voltaire is also, as always, settling scores with his many enemies and detractors. The volume includes, among other works, the ‘contes’ Histoire de Jenni, ou le sage et l’athée, Les Oreilles du comte de Chesterfield and Eloge historique de la raison.
Correspondences
Correspondance de Pierre Bayle, vol.X: avril 1696–juillet 1697, Lettres 1100–1280
L’impression du Dictionnaire historique et critique va à toute allure. Bayle rédige, vérifie les épreuves et recherche en même temps les informations nécessaires aux nouveaux articles; il consulte les membres de son réseau et leur soumet la première version des articles en cours; il intègre les corrections. Il relit ce qui a été imprimé et ne s’en satisfait pas. Un ‘supplément’ sera incorporé en fin de compte dans la deuxième édition de 1702: l’œuvre, déjà considérable, doublera de volume.