Overall, Voltaire's contemporaries and friends were a diverse group of thinkers who shared an interest in advancing knowledge and promoting social and political reform. They worked together to challenge …

Nov 27, 2025 · Who We Are As a research department, our mission is to disseminate world-leading research into the Enlightenment, and to bring the debates of Voltaire and his contemporaries to the …

The Friends of Voltaire is an anecdotal biography of 18th-century French Enlightenment writer Voltaire written by English author Evelyn Beatrice Hall under the pseudonym S. G. Tallentyre.

Nov 23, 2023 · Voltaire (1694-1778) was a French author, historian, and philosopher whose thoughts on religious toleration and moderation of authoritarian power were influential during the Enlightenment. …

Nov 17, 2025 · Voltaire, one of the greatest French writers, best known for his philosophical fantasy Candide (1759). Through its critical capacity, wit, and satire, Voltaire’s work vigorously propagates …

Jun 21, 2018 · The Friends of Voltaire, written by Evelyn Beatrice Hall under the pseudonym S. G. Tallentyre, was published in 1906.The book is in the form of an anecdotal biography telling the …

A 21 volume collected works of the writings of Voltaire with a biographical volume by the English Liberal MP John Morley and notes by the 18th century Scottish novelist Tobias Smollett.

This article revisits what has often been called the “naive presentism” of Voltaire’s historical work. It looks at the methodological and philosophical reasons for Voltaire’s deliberate focus on modern …

Voltaire was a versatile and prolific writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays, histories, and even scientific expositions. He wrote more than 20,000 letters …

Through his writings, Voltaire was able to spread Enlightenment ideas to a wide audience, influencing not only his contemporaries but also future generations. In conclusion, Voltaire's advocacy for …

The Library’s Martin J. Gross Collection ranks very near the top of all Voltaire collections in the libraries of North America. Its holdings include virtually all of Voltaire’s major publications, a great many in first …

Nov 21, 2014 · On the anniversary of Voltaire’s birth, learn 10 things you may not know about one of the 18th century’s most quotabl...

Voltaire's Notes The two main representatives of the Age of Enlightenment – Voltaire and Rousseau, in the opinion of people of succeeding generations, were comrades, the fathers of the French …

<p>Voltaire, a prominent French Enlightenment thinker, played a crucial role in advancing Enlightenment thought across Europe through his writings and intellectual exchanges. Born François …

May 5, 2022 · A week-long ‘ Festival of Voltaire ’ in November The Voltaire Foundation’s mission is to disseminate world-leading research into the Enlightenment, and to bring the debates of Voltaire and …

Oct 7, 2020 · In the eyes of his contemporaries, Voltaire was above all else an epic poet. La Henriade, the Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne, Zaïre, Mérope, Mahomet, L’Enfant prodigue, Nanine: such …

Who We Are The Voltaire Foundation is the world leader for eighteenth-century scholarship. As a research department, our mission is to disseminate world-leading research into the Enlightenment, …

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Jan 1, 2022 · Voltaire convinced contemporaries that Newton’s theory of gravitation was the more probable explanation, even if the underlying cause of planetary attraction remained unknown (Shank …

Sep 21, 2015 · The name "Voltaire", which the author adopted in 1718, is an anagram of "AROVET LI," the Latinized spelling of his surname, Arouet, and the initial letters of "le jeune" ("the young"). The …